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 (completed in 1743; destroyed in 1945; reconstructed in 2005).
- Completion of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London, designed by James Gibbs.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: François Carlier.
Births
- November 15 – Henry Keene, English architect (died 1776)
Deaths
- March 26 – Sir John Vanbrugh (born 1664)
- September 16 – Jakob Prandtauer (born 1660)