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1711 in architecture

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The year 1711 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events

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Buildings and structures

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New buildings

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Marlborough House
  • 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.<ref">Schiedermair, Werner (2011). Schloss Weißenstein in Pommersfelden (German). Fink. p. 10. ISBN 978-3-89870-145-7.</ref>
  • Marlborough House in London, designed by Christopher Wren, is completed.[2]
  • Menshikov Palace (Saint Petersburg) is opened.[3]
  • Pope Clement XI places an Egyptian obelisk in the fountain in front of the Pantheon, Rome.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Spaltro, Kathleen; Bridge, Noeline (2005). Royals of England: A Guide for Readers, Travelers, and Genealogists. iUniverse. p. 235. ISBN 9780595373123.
  3. ^ "Menshikov Palace". Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ Curl, James Stevens (2013). The Egyptian Revival: Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West. Routledge. p. 28. ISBN 9781134234684.
  5. ^ Knight, David (2004). "Wright, Thomas (1711–1786), astronomer and landscape gardener". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30060. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Jacob Fortling". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  7. ^ Kenneth Maxwell (1995). Pombal, paradox of the Enlightenment. Cambridge University Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780521450447.
  8. ^ Bold, John. "Bell, Henry (bap. 1647, d. 1711), architect and merchant". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37174. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)