1787 in architecture
The year 1787 in architecture involved some significant events in architectural history.
Events
- The Hameau de Chantilly, a group of cottages, is constructed by Bathilde d'Orléans, Duchess of Bourbon, in the gardens of the Élysée Palace in Paris, in imitation of a village at the Château de Chantilly, her principal residence.
- The Royal Pavilion, at Brighton is established as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales. Extensive building work begins.
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
- United States:
- *Charleston, South Carolina: the Unitarian Universalist Church.
- *Bedford, New York: the Court House in Bedford Village, part of Bedford Village Historic District.
- *White Plains, New York: the second courthouse, built on the foundation of the first courthouse.
- *Philadelphia: the Morris House Hotel.
- *Jefferson County, Ohio: Fort Steuben, housing the first American Army Regiment.
- The Hermitage Theatre, designed by Giacomo Quarenghi, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- The Museum of Natural History, later the Museo del Prado, in Madrid, Spain, designed by Juan de Villanueva.
- Church of La Soledad, Mexico City, designed by Father Gregorio Pérez Cancio with the help of architects Cayetano de Sigüenza, Ildefonso Iniesta Bejarano, Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres and Ignacio Castera.
- Al-Nabi Mosque, Qazvin, probably designed by Ustad Mirza Shirazi.
- Qingshui Temple in Taipei.
- Dome of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita, Bologna, Italy, designed by Giuseppe Tubertini.
Buildings opened
- October 14 – Theater auf der Wieden, designed by Andreas Zach, in suburban Vienna, Austria
Births
- January 26 – Aleksandr Vitberg, Russian Neoclassical architect
- November 26 – Pascal Coste, French architect and engineer working in Egypt
- date unknown
- *Ignatius Bonomi, English architect
- *John Dobson, English architect
- *John Peter Gandy, English architect