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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 * Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Expectación in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, is completed. * Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh (died 1726 in architecture, 1726), is completed. * White Lodge, Richmond Park, near London, designed by Roger Morris (1695–1749), 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 * James Gibbs' ''A Book of Architecture, containing designs of buildings and ornaments'' is published in London, including a version of the Gibbs surround. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Antoine-Victor Desmarais. Births * February 12 – Étienne-Louis Boullée (died 1799 in architecture, 1799) * February 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen Fire Of 1728
The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 was the largest fire in the history of Copenhagen, Denmark. It began on the evening of 20 October 1728 and continued to burn until the morning of 23 October. It destroyed approximately 28% of the city (measured by counting the number of destroyed lots from the cadastre) and left 20% of the population homeless. The reconstruction lasted until 1737. No less than 47% of the section of the city, which dates back to the Middle Ages, was completely lost, and along with the Copenhagen Fire of 1795, it is the main reason that few traces of medieval Copenhagen can be found in the modern city. Although the number of dead and wounded was relatively low compared to the extent of the fire, the cultural losses were huge. In addition to several private book collections, 35,000 texts including a large number of unique works were lost with the University of Copenhagen library, and at the observatory on top of Rundetårn, instruments and records made by Tycho Brahe and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
