1701 in architecture

The year 1701 in architecture involved some significant events.

List of years in architecture (table)

Buildings and structures

Events

  • Sir John Vanbrugh begins work on a house for himself, known as "Goose-pie House" (demolished 1898).[1] At around the same time, he begins work on Castle Howard.

Buildings and structures

Buildings completed

Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, Scotland

Births

Deaths

  • Abraham Leuthner von Grundt, Bohemian master mason (born c.1639/40)
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References

  1. Beard, Geoffrey (1986). The Work of Sir John Vanbrugh. London: Batsford Books. ISBN 0-7134-4679-X.


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