1785 in architecture
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The year 1785 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- 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.Voronov, Victor (2008). Ivan Starov (Иван Старов) (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Iskusstvo-SPB. {{ISBN|9785210015112}}. p. 245
Buildings and structures
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- 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 Apátistvánfalva.
- Odigitrievsky Cathedral in Ulan Ude, Russia.{{cite web|url=http://egov-buryatia.ru/index-n.html?a=full&id=176|title=Buryatia governmental page with history of Cathedral|publisher=egov-buryatia.ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022021037/http://egov-buryatia.ru:8081/index-n.html?a=full&id=176|archive-date=2007-10-22}}
- 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
- October 29 – Achille Leclère, French architect (died 1853)
- William Cubitt, English civil engineer (died 1861)
Deaths
- August 11 – Marie-Joseph Peyre, French architect (born 1730)
- September 26 – Ventura Rodríguez, Spanish architect and artist (born 1717)