The year 1711 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- Commission for Building Fifty New Churches set up in London under terms of the New Churches in London and Westminster Act 1710 (9 Ann. c. 17). Most of the nineteen churches it eventually builds or rebuilds will be designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, with John James, Thomas Archer and James Gibbs also participating.[1]
Buildings and structures
New buildings
- Construction begins on Schloss Weißenstein, Bavaria, palatial residence designed for Lothar Franz von Schönborn, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg and Archbishop of Mainz, by Johann Dientzenhofer and Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt.[2]
- Marlborough House in London, designed by Christopher Wren, is completed.[3]
- Menshikov Palace (Saint Petersburg) is opened.[4]
- Pope Clement XI places an Egyptian obelisk in the fountain in front of the Pantheon, Rome.[5]
Births
- September 22 – Thomas Wright, English astronomer, mathematician and garden designer (died 1786)[6]
- December 23 – Jacob Fortling, German-born Danish sculptor, architect and industrialist (died 1761)[7]
- unknown date – Eugénio dos Santos, Portuguese architect and military engineer (died 1760)[8]
Deaths
- unknown date – Henry Bell, English architect (born 1647)[9]
References
- ^ Port, M. H. (ed.) (1986). "List of churches built". The Commissions for building fifty new churches: The minute books, 1711-27, a calendar. London: Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ Schiedermair, Werner (2011). Schloss Weißenstein in Pommersfelden (German). Fink. p. 10. ISBN 978-3-89870-145-7.
- ^ Spaltro, Kathleen & Bridge, Noeline (2005). Royals of England: A Guide for Readers, Travelers, and Genealogists. iUniverse. p. 235. ISBN 9780595373123.
- ^ "Menshikov Palace". Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Curl, James Stevens (2013). The Egyptian Revival: Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West. Routledge. p. 28. ISBN 9781134234684.
- ^ Knight, David (2004). "Wright, Thomas (1711–1786), astronomer and landscape gardener". 30060.
- ^ "Jacob Fortling" (in Danish). gravsted.dk. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Kenneth Maxwell (1995). Pombal, paradox of the Enlightenment. Cambridge University Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780521450447.
- ^ Bold, John. "Bell, Henry (bap. 1647, d. 1711), architect and merchant". 37174.