1732 in architecture
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The year 1732 in architecture involved some significant events.
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.
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)
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.