1732 in architecture
The year 1732 in architecture involved some significant events.
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Buildings and structures
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Buildings and structures
Buildings
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London.
- August – York Assembly Rooms in England, designed by Lord Burlington, are opened.[1] The Mansion House, York, is also completed this year.
- October 2 – Goodman's Fields Theatre, London, designed by Edward Shepherd, is opened.
- December 7 – Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, designed by Edward Shepherd, is opened.[2]
- Trinity College Library in Dublin, designed by Thomas Burgh, is completed.
- Nicola Salvi begins work on the new Trevi Fountain in Rome.
- Work on Palais Rohan in Strasbourg, designed by Robert de Cotte, is started
Awards
- Prix de Rome, architecture: Jean-Laurent Legeay.
Births
- April 22 – John Johnson, English architect (died 1814)
- July 21 – James Adam, Scottish-born architect (died 1794)
- December 15 – Carl Gotthard Langhans, Prussian architect (died 1808)
Deaths
- Giacomo Amato, Sicilian architect (born 1643)
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References
- "The Assembly Rooms". History of York. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
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