1700 in architecture
The year 1700 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- March 27 – François de Rohan, prince de Soubise, buys the Hôtel de Clisson, which is subsequently remodelled by Pierre-Alexis Delamair.
- A new facade is built on the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter Apostle at Frascati, Italy.
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
- Brown House, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
- Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca, Santiago de Cuba, by Giovanni Battista Antonelli
- DeWint House, Tappan, New York, USA, by Daniel DeClark
- Federal Hall, New York City
- Hill Court Manor, Ross-on-Wye, England
- Rossie House, Angus, Scotland, by Alexander Edward
- Slushko Palace, Vilnius, Lithuania, by Giovanni Pietro Perti
- Tessin Palace, Stockholm, by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
- Upper Chapel, Sheffield, England, by followers of Timothy Jollie
- Wren Building, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Births
- May 12 – Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect
- August 27 – Carl Hårleman, Swedish architect date unknown
- * Santiago Bonavía, Italian architect and painter
- * Bartolomeo Rastrelli
Deaths
- September 15 – André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect date unknown – Hans van Steenwinckel the Youngest, Danish architect and sculptor