1761 in architecture
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The year 1761 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- Robert Adam and Sir William Chambers are jointly appointed Architect of the King's Works to King George III of Great Britain.
Buildings and structures
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- Aina Mahal in Bhuj, Gujarat, India, built by Rao Lakhpatji.{{cite book|last=Desai|first=Anjali|title=India Guide Gujarat|publisher=India Guide Publications|year=2007|page=393|isbn=9780978951702}}
- Christ Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts), designed by Peter Harrison, is completed.
- St. George Church, Moldavia, with a 99-foot (30-m) high bell tower once gilded in 18-carat gold.
- Penicuik House in Scotland built by Sir James Clerk, 3rd Baronet.
- Dunmore Pineapple in Scotland built.
- Église Saint-Georges de Châtenois completed
Births
- June 7 – John Rennie the Elder, Scottish-born civil engineer (died 1821)
- August 19 – Andreyan Zakharov, Russian architect of the "Empire" style (died 1811)
- August 30 (bapt.) – Archibald Elliot, Scottish architect (died 1823)
Deaths
- April 7 – Gabriele Valvassori, Italian architect (born 1683)
- date unknown – Domenico Cachia, Maltese master builder (born c. 1690)