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1778 in architecture

Last updated January 26, 2026

The year 1778 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events

Ivan Starov draws up a radial urban master plan for the Russian city of Yaroslavl.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

Denton Hall, Wharfedale, England, designed by John Carr, is completed.
Reconstruction of Downton Castle, Herefordshire, England by Richard Payne Knight in Gothic Revival style is largely completed.
Emin Minaret, Turpan, modern-day China, is completed.
La Scala opera house in Milan (Lombardy), designed by Giuseppe Piermarini, is opened and remodelling of the Royal Palace of Milan by him is largely completed.

Awards

Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: prize carried over to 1779 .

Births

January 4 – Jean-Antoine Alavoine, French architect (died 1834)
August 31 – William Wilkins, English architect (died 1839)^[1]
July 3 – Carl Ludvig Engel, Prussian architect working in Finland (died 1840)

Deaths

November 9 – Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian etcher of architectural views (born 1720)

References

↑ "William Wilkins". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

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[1] "William Wilkins". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

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