1731 in architecture

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The year 1731 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings and structures

See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1731

Buildings

Basilica of Superga in Turin, Italy

• 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,[1] 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.
• Staircase of Schloss Bruchsal in Baden is designed by Balthasar Neumann.

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

1. Ayers, Andrew (2004). The Architecture of Paris. Stuttgart; London: Edition Axel Menges. p. 147. ISBN 978-3-930698-96-7.