1823 in architecture
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The year 1823 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Work begins on the British MuseumBritish MuseumThe British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, designed by Robert SmirkeRobert Smirke (architect)Sir Robert Smirke was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture his best known building in that style is the British Museum, though he also designed using other architectural styles...
(later Sir Robert). - Work begins on the Altes MuseumAltes MuseumThe Altes Museum , is one of several internationally renowned museums on Museum Island in Berlin, Germany. Since restoration work in 1966, it houses the Antikensammlung of the Berlin State Museums...
in BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, designed by Karl Friedrich SchinkelKarl Friedrich SchinkelKarl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect, city planner, and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most prominent architects of Germany and designed both neoclassical and neogothic buildings.-Biography:Schinkel was born in Neuruppin, Margraviate of...
, which is completed in 18301830 in architectureThe year 1830 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Altes Museum in Berlin, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, which was begun in 1823, is completed.-Births:* January 27 - Edward Middleton Barry...
. - William StricklandWilliam Strickland (architect)William Strickland , was a noted architect in nineteenth-century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Nashville, Tennessee.-Life and career:...
built Saint Stephen's Church in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, one of the first Gothic revival buildings.
Births
- March 8 - Thomas FullerThomas Fuller (architect)Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857...
(died 18981898 in architectureThe year 1898 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* St. Paul Building in New York is completed and is one of the tallest buildings in the world.* The Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, Australia is completed.-Events:...
) - Charles Barry (junior), son of Charles BarryCharles BarrySir Charles Barry FRS was an English architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens.- Background and training :Born on 23 May 1795 in Bridge Street, Westminster...
(died 19001900 in architectureThe year 1900 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* July 19 - The Paris Métro opens, with entrances designed by Hector Guimard in 1899.* Antoni Gaudí begins work on the Parc Güell, which he works on for the next fourteen years....
) - Francis FowkeFrancis FowkeFrancis Fowke RE was a British engineer and architect, and a Captain in the Corps of Royal Engineers. Most of his architectural work was executed in the Renaissance style, although he made use of relatively new technologies to create iron framed buildings, with large open galleries and...
(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....
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