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.^[1]
The Royal Pavilion, at Brighton (England) is established as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales. Extensive building work begins.^[2]

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 (approximate date).
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 (Persia), probably designed by Ustad Mirza Shirazi.
Qingshui Temple in Taipei (Taiwan).
Dome of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita, Bologna, Italy, designed by Giuseppe Tubertini.^[3]

October 14 – Theater auf der Wieden, designed by Andreas Zach, in suburban Vienna, Austria^[4]

January 26 – Aleksandr Vitberg, Russian Neoclassical architect (died 1855)
November 26 – Pascal Coste, French architect and engineer working in Egypt (died 1879)
date unknown
- Ignatius Bonomi, English architect (died 1870)
- John Dobson, English architect (died 1865)
- John Peter Gandy, English architect (died 1850)

^ Haynie, Henry (1902). Paris: Past & Present. Vol. 2. New York. p. 245.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Morley, John (2003-12-05). The Making of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton: Design and Drawings. Philip Wilson Publishers. ISBN 978-0-85667-557-7.
^ Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; Eliot Wooldridge Rowlands (1996). The collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Italian paintings, 1300-1800. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. ISBN 9780942614251.
^ Krzeszowiak, Tadeusz (2009) Freihaustheater in Wien: 1787-1801: Wirkungsstätte von W. A. Mozart und E. Schikaneder. Vienna: Böhlau Verlag. ISBN 3-205-77748-4. page 78
^ "Sir Nigel Gresley's Canal". Jim Shead. Archived from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2007-05-06.