1834 in architecture
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The year 1834 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- The last reconstruction of the Presidential PalacePresidential Palace, VilniusThe Presidential Palace , located in Vilnius Old Town, is the official office and eventual official residence of the President of Lithuania. The palace dates back to the 14th century and during its history it has undergone various reconstructions, supervised by prominent architects, including...
in VilniusVilniusVilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, by Vasily StasovVasily StasovVasily Petrovich Stasov was a Russian architect.-Biography:Stasov was born in Moscow....
is completed. - Construction of the Birmingham Town HallBirmingham Town HallBirmingham Town Hall is a Grade I listed concert and meeting venue in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England. It was created as a home for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival established in 1784, the purpose of which was to raise funds for the General Hospital, after St Philip's Church became...
in BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Births
- March 24 - William MorrisWilliam MorrisWilliam Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
(died 18961896 in architectureThe year 1896 in architecture involved some significant events.-Awards:* Royal Gold Medal - Ernest George.* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: .-Deaths:* October 3 - William Morris...
) - April 5 - Robert Rowand AndersonRobert Rowand AndersonSir Robert Rowand Anderson RSA was a Scottish Victorian architect. Anderson trained in the office of George Gilbert Scott in London before setting up his own practice in Edinburgh in 1860. During the 1860s his main work was small churches in the 'First Pointed' style that is characteristic of...
(died 19211921 in architectureThe year 1921 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Einstein Tower near Potsdam, Germany, designed by Erich Mendelsohn is completed.* Berliner Tageblatt designed by Erich Mendelsohn is opened....
) - August 2 - Frédéric BartholdiFrédéric BartholdiFrédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a French sculptor who is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty.-Life and career:...
(died 19041904 in architectureThe year 1904 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Bergeret House in Nancy is completed by Lucien Weissenburger, with ironwork by Louis Majorelle, interior paintings by Victor Prouvé, stained glass by Jacques Gruber, and woodwork by Eugène Vallin.* The Villa des...
) - Alfred B. MullettAlfred B. MullettAlfred Bult Mullett was an American architect who served from 1866 to 1874 as Supervising Architect, head of the agency of the United States Treasury Department that designed federal government buildings...
(died 18901890 in architectureThe year 1890 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* March 4 - The Forth Bridge from South to North Queensferry in Scotland, designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, is opened....
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Deaths
- September 2 - Thomas TelfordThomas TelfordThomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.-Early career:...
, Scottish stonemason, architect and civil engineer, noted road-, bridge- and canal- builder. (Born 17571757 in architectureThe year 1757 in architecture involved some significant events....
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