1803 in architecture
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The year 1803 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- The Raj BhavanRaj Bhavan (West Bengal)Raj Bhavan is the Governor's palace in Kolkata, West Bengal. Built in 1803 and once the residence of the Viceroy of India, and called Government House, the palatial building is now the residence of the Governor of West Bengal. The present Governor, H.E...
in KolkataKolkataKolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, West BengalWest BengalWest Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Births
- August 3 - Joseph PaxtonJoseph PaxtonSir Joseph Paxton was an English gardener and architect, best known for designing The Crystal Palace.-Early life:...
(died 18651865 in architectureThe year 1865 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* George Gilbert Scott wins the competition to design St Pancras railway station in London.-Awards:* Royal Gold Medal - James Pennethorne....
) - November 29 - Gottfried SemperGottfried SemperGottfried Semper was a German architect, art critic, and professor of architecture, who designed and built the Semper Opera House in Dresden between 1838 and 1841. In 1849 he took part in the May Uprising in Dresden and was put on the government's wanted list. Semper fled first to Zürich and later...
(died 18791879 in architectureThe year 1879 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Linderhof in Bavaria, designed by Georg Dollman is completed.* St...
) - David BryceDavid BryceDavid Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA was a Scottish architect. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at the Royal High School and joined the office of architect William Burn in 1825, aged 22. By 1841, Bryce had risen to be Burn's partner...
(died 18761876 in architectureThe year 1876 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Bayreuth Festspielhaus, designed by Gottfried Semper, is completed.* Government House, Melbourne, Australia, designed by William Wardell is completed....
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