The year 1785 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events [ edit ]

• May 20 ? The United States Land Ordinance of 1785 determines the layout of townships in the western territories.
• July 17 ? A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the Pella Palace in Russia, designed by Ivan Starov ; it will never be completed. ^[1]

Buildings and structures [ edit ]

Buildings completed [ edit ]

• May 19 ? Plaza de Toros de Ronda , Spain.
• September 7 ? Notre-Dame de Guebwiller inaugurated.
• Attingham Park , Shropshire , England , designed by George Steuart .
• Chertsey Bridge over the River Thames in England, designed by James Paine and Kenton Couse .
• Marble Palace in Saint Petersburg , Russia , designed by Antonio Rinaldi .
• Church of St. Stephen Harding in Apatistvanfalva .
• Odigitrievsky Cathedral in Ulan Ude , Russia. ^[2]
• Palace of Iturbide in Mexico City , designed by Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres .
• Grand Palace , Bangkok , completed.
• Rebuilding of Babolovo Palace in Tsarskoe Selo , Russia, by Ilya Neyelov.
• Modifications to Neue Kirche, Berlin , by Georg Christian Unger after a design by Carl von Gontard .
• Mussenden Temple on the north coast of Ireland.

Births [ edit ]

• October 29 ? Achille Leclere , French architect (died 1853 )
• William Cubitt , English civil engineer (died 1861 )

Deaths [ edit ]

• August 11 ? Marie-Joseph Peyre , French architect (born 1730 )
• September 26 ? Ventura Rodriguez , Spanish architect and artist (born 1717 )

References [ edit ]