faʊndˈeɪʃənz əvə nˈuː tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv sˈeɪntdʒˈɛnɪvˌiːv ɪn pˈæɹɪs, dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ ʒˈækdʒˈɜːmeɪn sˈuːflɑːt, ɑːɹ bɪɡˈʌn; ðə stɹˈʌktʃɚ wɪl biː kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti baɪ hɪz pjˈuːpəl dʒˈiːnbæptˈiːst ɹˈɑːndɛlɪt tə sˈɜːv æz ðə pˈænθeɪən.
Foundations of a new Church of Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, designed by Jacques-Germain Soufflot, are begun; the structure will be completed in 1790 by his pupil Jean-Baptiste Rondelet to serve as the Panthéon.