1785 in architecture

The year 1785 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

 * May 20 – The United States Land Ordinance of 1785 determines the layout of townships in the western territories.
 * July 17 – A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the Pella Palace in Russia, designed by Ivan Starov; it will never be completed.

Buildings completed

 * May 19 – Plaza de Toros de Ronda, Spain.
 * September 7 – Notre-Dame de Guebwiller inaugurated.
 * Attingham Park, Shropshire, England, designed by George Steuart.
 * Chertsey Bridge over the River Thames in England, designed by James Paine and Kenton Couse.
 * Marble Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, designed by Antonio Rinaldi.
 * Church of St. Stephen Harding in Apátistvánfalva.
 * Odigitrievsky Cathedral in Ulan Ude, Russia.
 * Palace of Iturbide in Mexico City, designed by Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres.
 * Grand Palace, Bangkok, completed.
 * Rebuilding of Babolovo Palace in Tsarskoe Selo, Russia, by Ilya Neyelov.
 * Modifications to Neue Kirche, Berlin, by Georg Christian Unger after a design by Carl von Gontard.
 * Mussenden Temple on the north coast of Ireland.

Births

 * October 29 – Achille Leclère, French architect (died 1853)
 * William Cubitt, English civil engineer (died 1861)

Deaths

 * August 11 – Marie-Joseph Peyre, French architect (born 1730)
 * September 26 – Ventura Rodríguez, Spanish architect and artist (born 1717)