1865 in architecture
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The year 1865 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- George Gilbert ScottGeorge Gilbert ScottSir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses...
wins the competition to design St Pancras railway stationSt Pancras railway stationSt Pancras railway station, also known as London St Pancras and since 2007 as St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus celebrated for its Victorian architecture. The Grade I listed building stands on Euston Road in St Pancras, London Borough of Camden, between the...
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...
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Awards
- Royal Gold MedalRoyal Gold MedalThe Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture....
- James PennethorneJames PennethorneSir James Pennethorne was a notable 19th century English architect and planner, particularly associated with buildings and parks in central London.-Life:...
. - Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Deaths
- June 8 - Joseph PaxtonJoseph PaxtonSir Joseph Paxton was an English gardener and architect, best known for designing The Crystal Palace.-Early life:...
(born 18031803 in architectureThe year 1803 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Raj Bhavan in Kolkata, West Bengal, India is completed.-Births:* August 3 - Joseph Paxton * November 29 - Gottfried Semper * David Bryce...
) - John DobsonJohn Dobson (architect)John Dobson was a 19th-century English architect in the neoclassical tradition. He became the most noted architect in the North of England. Churches and houses by him dot the North East - Nunnykirk Hall, Meldon Park, Mitford Hall, Lilburn Tower, St John the Baptist Church in Otterburn,...
(born 17871787 in architectureThe year 1787 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* In Charleston, SC, the Unitarian Universalist Church is built ....
) - 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...
(born 18231823 in architectureThe year 1823 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Work begins on the British Museum in London, designed by Robert Smirke ....
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