1722 in architecture

The year 1722 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings and structures

See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1722

Buildings

Church of Saint John of Nepomuk

• Blenheim Palace (begun 1705) in Woodstock, England, designed by John Vanbrugh, is completed.^[1]
• Wanstead House, near London, England, designed by Colen Campbell, is completed.^[2]
• Castletown House in County Kildare, Ireland, designed by Alessandro Galilei, is completed.^[3]
• Kantajew Temple in Bengal is completed.^[4]

Awards

• Grand Prix de Rome: Jean-Michel Chevotet.^[5]

Births

• March 17 – William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, English peer and amateur architect (died 1791)^[6]
• August – James Essex, English builder and architect working in Cambridge (died 1784)^[7]
• Robert Smith, Scottish architect working in America (died 1777)^[8]

Deaths

• June 20 – Christoph Dientzenhofer, Bavarian baroque architect working in Bohemia (born 1655)^[9]
• William Winde, English gentleman architect (born c.1640)^[10]