1787 in architecture
# 1787 in architecture

The year 1787 in architecture involved some significant events in architectural history.

## Events

* The Hameau de Chantilly, a group of cottages, is constructed by Bathilde d'Orléans, Duchess of Bourbon, in the gardens of the Élysée Palace in Paris, in imitation of a village at the Château de Chantilly, her principal residence.
* The Royal Pavilion, at Brighton (England) is established as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales. Extensive building work begins.

## Buildings and structures

### Buildings completed

* United States:
   * Charleston, South Carolina: the Unitarian Universalist Church (a National Historic Landmark).
   * Bedford, New York: the Court House in Bedford Village (renovated in the 1960s), part of Bedford Village Historic District.
   * White Plains, New York: the second courthouse, built on the foundation of the first (1759) courthouse.
   * Philadelphia: the Morris House Hotel.
   * Jefferson County, Ohio: Fort Steuben, housing the first American Army Regiment.
* The Hermitage Theatre, designed by Giacomo Quarenghi, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
* The Museum of Natural History, later the Museo del Prado, in Madrid, Spain, designed by Juan de Villanueva (approximate date).
* Church of La Soledad, Mexico City, designed by Father Gregorio Pérez Cancio with the help of architects Cayetano de Sigüenza, Ildefonso Iniesta Bejarano, Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres and Ignacio Castera.
* Al-Nabi Mosque, Qazvin (Persia), probably designed by Ustad Mirza Shirazi.
* Qingshui Temple in Taipei (Taiwan).
* Dome of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita, Bologna, Italy, designed by Giuseppe Tubertini.

### Buildings opened

* October 14 – Theater auf der Wieden, designed by Andreas Zach, in suburban Vienna, Austria

## Births

* January 26 – Aleksandr Vitberg, Russian Neoclassical architect (died 1855)
* November 26 – Pascal Coste, French architect and engineer working in Egypt (died 1879)
* date unknown
   * Ignatius Bonomi, English architect (died 1870)
   * John Dobson, English architect (died 1865)
   * John Peter Gandy, English architect (died 1850)

## Deaths

* April 7 – Sir Nigel Gresley, 6th Baronet, builder of Sir Nigel Gresley's Canal (born c.1727)
* May 8 – Antonio Brianti, Italian architect (born 1739)
