1670s in architecture

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See also: 1660s in architecture, other events of the 1670s, 1680s in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Buildings

• 1672 - Temple Bar in London is rebuilt by Christopher Wren.
• 1675 - Bethlem Royal Hospital in London, designed by Robert Hooke.
• June 1675 - Work on St. Paul's Cathedral in London, designed by Christopher Wren, begins.
• 1676 - The Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, designed by Christopher Wren is completed.
• 1677 - The Monument to the Great Fire of London, designed by Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke is completed.

Births

• 1670 - Johann Friedrich Ludwig (died 1752)
• 1676 - Colen Campbell (died 1729)
• March 7, 1678 - Filippo Juvara (died 1736)

Deaths

• October 11, 1670 - Louis Le Vau (born 1612)
• October 24, 1672 - John Webb (born 1611)