1709 in architecture
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The year 1709 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings and structures
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- In Prague, Hradec Králové, the Bishop's residence, one of the most elaborate baroque buildings in the city, is begun (completed in 1716).
- In Vienna, the Theater am Kärntnertor, designed by Antonio Beduzzi, is built.{{cite book|title=New Grove Dictionary of Opera|editor=Stanley Sadie|year=1992}} {{ISBN|0-333-73432-7}}
- In Nara, Japan, the Tōdai-ji Temple is rebuilt to its current aspect (first built in 709).{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/870 |title=Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara – UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher=Whc.unesco.org |access-date=2012-08-15}}
- In China, the Chengqi Lou Fujian tulou is built at Gaobei Village (Gaotou Township), China.{{cite book|author=Huang Hanmin|title=Fujian Tulou|chapter=5|language=zh}} {{ISBN|7-108-01814-4}}
Births
- April 25 – Carl Johan Cronstedt, Swedish architect and inventor (died 1779)
- June 4? – Johann Gottfried Rosenberg, German-Danish rococo architect (died 1776)
- September 30 – Johan Christian Conradi, German-Danish master builder and architect (died 1779){{cite web|url= https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisKunstner.do?kunstnerId=6281 |title =Johan Christian Conradi
|website= Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon|access-date=10 September 2024}}
- unknown date – Thomas Ivory, English builder and architect working in Norwich (died 1779)
- Approximate date – John Phillips, English master carpenter, builder and architect (died 1775)
Deaths
- August 31 – Andrea Pozzo, Italian Baroque architect, decorator, stage designer, painter and art theoretician (born 1642){{cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12330c.htm|author=G. Gietmann|year=1911|title=Andreas Pozzo|work=The Catholic Encyclopedia|publisher=Robert Appleton Company|access-date=10 September 2024}}