1707 in architecture

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The year 1707 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events

• Johann Dientzenhofer takes over building work on Banz Abbey, following the death of his brother Leonhard Dientzenhofer.

Buildings

• In Istanbul, the Yeni Valide Mosque is begun (completed in 1710).
• The first Petrine Baroque building in Moscow, the Menshikov Tower (church), designed by Ivan Zarudny, is structurally complete.
• In Paris, the Hôtel de Vendôme, designed for the Carthusians by Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond, is completed.
• In Beijing, construction of the Old Summer Palace (圆明园, Yuánmíngyuán, "Gardens of Perfect Brightness") begins.

Births

• Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli, Italian architect (died 1789)
• Johann George Schmidt, German baroque architect working in Dresden (died 1774)

Deaths

• November 26 - Leonhard Dientzenhofer, German builder and architect (born 1660)