1896 in architecture
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The year 1896 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- April 16 - 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern international Olympic Games, open at the Panathinaiko Stadium, Athens, reconstructed to designs by architects Anastasios Metaxas and Ernst Ziller.[1]
- Gas holders, Vienna.[2]
Events
- A History of Architecture by Sir Banister Fletcher is published.
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Ernest George.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- July 15 - Alfred Albini (died 1978)
Deaths
- October 3 - William Morris (born 1834)
References
- ^ 1896 Summer Olympics official report (PDF). Vol. 2. pp. 31–49.
- ^ "Industrial Renovation: The Gasometers of Vienna". Twisted Sifter. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2012-02-24.