The year 1728 in architecture involved some significant events.
Catedral de San Luis Potosí
The Prix de Rome or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were award
Palazzo Mancini, Rome, the seat of the Académie since 1725. Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1752.
The Villa Medici as it looks today.
1931 winners: René Andrei (right) shared second price with Hélène Bouley-Hue (middle), while Louis Leygue (left) won.
M. Montagné, Gd prix de Rome d'architecture btv 1b 532570462