1726 in architecture
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.
- Completion of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London, designed by James Gibbs.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: François Carlier.
Births
- February 15 – Teodoro Ardemans, Spanish architect and painter
- November 15 – Henry Keene, English architect
Deaths
- March 26 – Sir John Vanbrugh, English dramatist and architect
- September 16 – Jakob Prandtauer, Austrian Baroque architect