1852 in architecture
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The year 1852 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- The House of Commons in the Palace of Westminster designed by Charles Barry and August Pugin is completed.
- King's Cross railway station in London is completed.[1]
- Thomas M. Penson restores a house at 22 Eastgate Street, Chester, in black-and-white Revival style.[2][3]
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Leo von Klenze.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- 25 June - Antoni Gaudí (died 1926)
Deaths
- May 8 - Giuseppe Jappelli (born 1783)
- September 14 - August Pugin (born 1812)
References
- ^ Jackson, Alan A. (1985). London's Termini. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8634-7.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-300-09588-0.
- ^ "No. 22 Eastgate Street and Row", Images of England, English Heritage, retrieved 2009-08-01