1706 In Architecture
The year 1706 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * The dome of Les Invalides in Paris, France is completed. * Ljubljana Cathedral, largely designed by Andrea Pozzo, is completed. * Dominican Church and Convent of Assumption of Mary in Tarnobrzeg, Poland, is rebuilt. * Church of St George the Martyr, Holborn, London, designed by Arthur Tooley, is completed. * Yeni-Kale Ottoman Turkish fortress in the Crimea is completed under the guidance of Goloppo. Births * March 4 – Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect (died 1759 in architecture, 1759) * August 28 – Jan Bouman, Dutch architect working in Potsdam (died 1776 in architecture, 1776) * Mateus Vicente de Oliveira, Portuguese architect (died 1786 in architecture, 1786) * Thomas Gilbert (architect), Thomas Gilbert, English architect (died 1776 in architecture, 1776) Deaths * October? – Martin Grünberg, Prussian architect (born c.1655 in architecture, 1655) * Approximate date ...
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