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1728 in architecture

The year 1728 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events
• October 20–23 – Copenhagen Fire of 1728. ==Buildings and structures==
Buildings and structures
Buildings • Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Expectación in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, is completed. • Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh (died 1726), is completed. • White Lodge, Richmond Park, near London, designed by Roger Morris, is completed as Stone Lodge. • St John's, Smith Square in London, designed by Thomas Archer, is completed for the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches. ==Publications==
Publications
James Gibbs' A Book of Architecture, containing designs of buildings and ornaments is published in London, including a version of the Gibbs surround. ==Awards==
Awards
Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Antoine-Victor Desmarais. ==Births==
Births
• February 12 – Étienne-Louis Boullée (died 1799) • February 25 – John Wood, the Younger (died 1782) • July 3 – Robert Adam (died 1792) • Richard Jupp (died 1799) ==Deaths==
Deaths
• April 10 – Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (born 1654) • date unknownGiovanni Barbara, Maltese architect and military engineer (born 1642) == References ==
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