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The year 1726 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• Work begins on the Dresden Frauenkirche, in Dresden, Germany, designed by George Bähr (completed in 1743; destroyed in 1945; reconstructed in 2005).
• Completion of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London, designed by James Gibbs.

Awards

• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: François Carlier.

Births

• November 15 – Henry Keene, English architect (died 1776)

Deaths

• March 26 – Sir John Vanbrugh (born 1664)
• September 16 – Jakob Prandtauer (born 1660)

References

1. "The Story of St Martin-in-the-Fields". St Martin-in-the-Fields. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
2. Sheppard, F.H.W. (1998). London: a history. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-822922-4.

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