title: 1772 in architecture
text: # 1772 in architecture
  
  The year 1772 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
  
  ## Events
  
  * January 27 – The Pantheon, London, designed by James Wyatt, opens to the public (demolished 1937).
  
  ## Buildings and structures
  
  ### Buildings completed
  
  * Adelphi Buildings, London, designed by Robert Adam and his brothers.
  * Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (Basilika Vierzehnheiligen) in Bavaria.
  * Cathedral of Hajdúdorog, Hungary.
  * Tomb of Mian Ghulam Kalhoro in Hyderabad, Sindh, consecrated.
  * Dragon House (Sanssouci) in Potsdam, by command of King Frederick the Great.
  * Old Stone Fort (Schoharie, New York), built as a Reformed Dutch church.
  * Brick Market, Newport, Rhode Island, designed by Peter Harrison (begun 1762).
  
  ## Births
  
  * February 16 – Friedrich Gilly, German architect, son of David Gilly (died 1800)
  * June 8 – Robert Stevenson, Scottish lighthouse engineer (died 1850)
  * John Foulston, English architect working in Plymouth (died 1841)
  * Edward Gyfford, English architect (died after 1851)
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * March 10 – Martin Schmid, Swiss Jesuit missionary, architect and musician (born 1694)
  * March 21 – Alexander Kokorinov, Russian architect and teacher (born 1726)
  * October 19 – Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (born 1703)
  