1761 in architecture
# 1761 in architecture

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

### Buildings completed

* Aina Mahal in Bhuj, Gujarat, India, built by Rao Lakhpatji.
* 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)
