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1783 In Architecture
The year 1783 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * September 24 – The Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, designed by Antonio Rinaldi (architect), Antonio Rinaldi, opens with a performance of Paisiello's opera ''Il mondo della luna''. Buildings and structures Buildings completed * New Vilnius Cathedral in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, designed by Laurynas Gucevičius, is consecrated. * Façade of Carmelite Church, Warsaw, Poland, designed by Efraim Szreger, is completed * Laleli Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, is rebuilt after a fire. . ''ArchNet''. * Boston Light (lighthouse) rebuilt on the site of an earlier one destroyed in the American Revolution. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Antoine Vaudoyer. Births |
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Events Pre-1600 *787 – Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia. *1568 – Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz. 1601–1900 * 1645 – The Battle of Rowton Heath in England is a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles. * 1674 – Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji. * 1745 – Jacobite rising of 1745: Bonnie Prince Charles defeats a British government army in the Battle of Prestonpans. *1789 – The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court. *1830 – A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium. * 1841 – The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to James Brooke. * 1846 – Mexican–American War: General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |