1708 in architecture

The year 1708 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

St Paul's Cathedral, London (with tower of St Augustine Watling Street)

• October 26 - St Paul's Cathedral in London, England, designed by Christopher Wren, is topped out^[1]

Buildings and structures

Buildings completed

• Bonnington Pavilion, New Lanark, Scotland
• Haus zum Riesen, Heidelberg, Germany^[2]
• Newington Green Unitarian Church, London, England (later substantially altered)^[3]
• Taku Seibyō, Japan
• Taschenbergpalais, Dresden, Germany
• Tellicherry Fort, Kerala, India^[4]
• Wilbury House in Wiltshire, designed by William Benson

Births

• October 27 – Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, French architect and structural engineer (died 1794)

Deaths

• May 11 – Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (born 1646)^[5]