1900 in architecture
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The year 1900 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- July 19 - The Paris MétroParis MétroThe Paris Métro or Métropolitain is the rapid transit metro system in Paris, France. It has become a symbol of the city, noted for its density within the city limits and its uniform architecture influenced by Art Nouveau. The network's sixteen lines are mostly underground and run to 214 km ...
opens, with entrances designed by Hector GuimardHector GuimardHector Guimard was an architect, who is now the best-known representative of the French Art Nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries....
in 1899. - Antoni GaudíAntoni GaudíAntoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish Catalan architect and figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works reflect his highly individual and distinctive style and are largely concentrated in the Catalan capital of Barcelona, notably his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família.Much of Gaudí's work was...
begins work on the Parc Güell, which he works on for the next fourteen years. - The Gare d'Orsay, now the famous Musée d'OrsayMusée d'OrsayThe Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture,...
, is built in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
by Victor LalouxVictor LalouxVictor Alexandre Frederic Laloux was a French Beaux-Arts architect and teacher.- Life :Born in Tours, Laloux studied at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts atelier of Louis-Jules André, with his studies interrupted by the Franco-Prussian War, and was awarded the annual Prix de Rome in 1878...
. - The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower at the University of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
, 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...
, is completed. - The OXO TowerOXO TowerThe OXO Tower is a building with a prominent tower on the south bank of the River Thames in London. The building currently has a set of bijou arts and crafts shops on the ground and first floors. A well-known restaurant is located on the 8th floor, which is the roof top level of the main building...
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...
, England, is completed. - The Royer Printing House, designed by Lucien WeissenburgerLucien WeissenburgerLucien Weissenburger , was a French architect. He was one of the principal architects to work in the Art Nouveau style in Lorraine and a member of the board of directors of the École de Nancy....
, is completed. - Dohodno ZdanieDohodno ZdanieDohodno Zdanie is an imposing Neoclassical edifice on Freedom Square in the city centre of Rousse, Bulgaria, built in 1898–1902 to accommodate the local theatre performances. The name originates from the construction's purpose: to provide the school board of trustees with funds by means of the...
, RousseRousseRuse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, from the capital Sofia and from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast...
, BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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....
- Rodolfo Amadeo Lanciani. - Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- February 6 - Paul LászlóPaul LászlóPaul László or Paul Laszlo was a Hungarian-born modern architect and interior designer whose work spanned eight decades and many countries...
(died 19931993 in architectureThe year 1993 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Landmark Tower in Yokohama, Japan is completed.* The Umeda Sky Building in Osaka City, Japan is completed....
) - April 5 - Herbert BayerHerbert BayerHerbert Bayer was an Austrian American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental & interior designer, and architect, who was widely recognized as the last living member of the Bauhaus and was instrumental in the development of the Atlantic Richfield Company's...
(died 19851985 in architectureThe year 1985 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Tashkent Tower in Tashkent, Uzbekistan is completed after 7 years construction....
) - November 3 - Guillermo Gonzalez Sanchez (died 19701970 in architectureThe year 1970 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings and structures:* March 7 - John Hancock Center official opening ceremony, by Bruce Graham/ SOM, in Chicago, Illinois....
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Deaths
- April 16 - Dankmar AdlerDankmar AdlerDankmar Adler was a celebrated German-born American architect.-Early years:...
(born 18441844 in architectureThe year 1844 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Uspensky Cathedral in Kharkiv, Ukraine is completed.* The Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland is completed.*Berry Hill, near Halifax, Virginia is completed.-Births:...
) - Charles Barry (junior) (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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