1702 in architecture

The year 1702 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings

 * In London, Buckingham Palace is built as the London home of the Duke of Buckingham.
 * In Addiscombe, near London, Addiscombe Place is built to the design of architect Sir John Vanbrugh (known for Blenheim Palace).
 * In Bhaktapur, Nepal, the Nayatpola Temple, a five-story pagoda, is built at about this date by King Bhupatindra Malla.
 * In Copenhagen, Gyldenløve's Mansion is erected by master builder Ernst Brandenburger.
 * In Pennsylvania (colony), the Thompson-Neely House is built.
 * In Romania, the Serbian Church in Arad is completed.
 * In Italy the church of Sant'Antonio, Faenza is rebuilt to the design of Carlo Cesare Scaletta.
 * In Rome, the façade of the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere is reconstructed by Carlo Fontana.
 * In Germany, the tower of St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, is reconstructed.
 * In South Korea, the Gakhwangjeon Hall is completed to a design by a team of Buddhist monks led by Neungo.

Births

 * February 3 – Giovanni Battista Vaccarini, Sicilian architect (died 1768)
 * February 10 – Carlo Marchionni, Roman architect (died 1786)

Deaths

 * May 10 – Antonio Gherardi, Italian painter, sculptor and architect working in Rome (born 1638)