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1731 in architecture

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1731 in architecture

The year 1731 in architecture involved some significant events.

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Buildings

  • Basilica of Superga in Italy, designed by Filippo Juvarra, is completed.
  • Cumbernauld House in Scotland, to designs by William Adam, is built.
  • Hôtel Peyrenc de Moras in Paris, designed by Jean Aubert, is completed.
  • Jakobstad Church in Finland, designed by Johan Knubb, is built.
  • Jerusalem's Church in Berlin, designed by Philipp Gerlach, is completed.
  • Royal Theatre in Mantua, Italy, designed by Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, is built.
  • Trooditissa Monastery on Cyprus is built.

    • Births

  • January 13 - Carl von Gontard, German architect (d. 1791)
  • April 14 - Laurent-Benoît Dewez, Belgian architect (d. 1812)
  • May 10 - Victor Louis, French architect (d. 1800)
  • Andrea Giganti, Sicilian Baroque architect (d. 1787)
  • Approximate date - John Hawks, English-born architect working in the Province of North Carolina (d. 1790)

    • Deaths

  • November 6 - James Smith, Scottish architect (b. c.1645)
  • Francesco de Sanctis, Roman architect (b. 1679)

    • References

    1731 in architecture Wikipedia
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