1704 in architecture explained

The year 1704 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh is commissioned to begin Blenheim Palace.^[1]
• Schleissheim Palace near Munich in Bavaria, designed by Enrico Zuccalli, is completed.^[2]
• Cound Hall, Shropshire, England, designed by John Prince or Price, is completed.^[3]
• Burgh House, Hampstead, London is built.^[4]
• Church of the Ascension, Hall Green, Birmingham, England, probably designed by Sir William Wilson, is consecrated.^[5]
• Construction of Hirado Castle in Nagasaki (Japan) begins.^[6]
• Construction on Ludwigsburg Palace begins.^[7]

Births

• March 6 (bapt.) – Isaac Ware, English architect (died 1766)^[8]
• August 26 (bapt.) – John Wood, the Elder, English architect working in Bath (died 1754)^[9]

Deaths

• Paolo Falconieri, Florentine architect, painter and mathematician (born 1638)^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sir John Vanbrugh. National Trust. 8 July 2017.
2. Book: Fulco. Daniel. Exuberant Apotheoses: Italian Frescoes in the Holy Roman Empire: Visual Culture and Princely Power in the Age of Enlightenment. 2016. BRILL. 9789004308053. 312. en.
3. Web site: Cound Hall. historicengland.org.uk. 2 April 2018.
4. Web site: About Us. Burgh House. 8 July 2017. 7 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161207051204/http://www.burghhouse.org.uk/about/. dead.
5. Book: Hickman, Douglas. Birmingham. 1970. Studio Vista. London. 13.
6. Web site: Hirado Castle. www.japanvisitor.com. 2 April 2018. en.
7. Web site: Ludwigsburg - Germany. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2 April 2018. en.
8. Ware, Isaac (bap. 1704, d. 1766), architect . 2004. 2 April 2018. en . 10.1093/ref:odnb/28728.
9. Web site: John Wood the Elder – English architect. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2 April 2018. en.
10. Book: Wallis. John. Beeley. Philip. Scriba. Christoph J.. Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703): Volume III (October 1668-1671). 2012. OUP Oxford. 9780198569473. 404. en.