1874 in architecture
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The year 1874 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings completed
- California State Capitol in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Eads Bridge at St. Louis, USA, designed by James B. Eads.
- Grand Synagogue of Paris, France, designed by Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe.[1]
- Opéra Garnier, Paris, France, designed by Charles Garnier.
- St. Nicholas' Church, Hamburg, Germany, designed by George Gilbert Scott.
- Wahnfried, Richard Wagner's villa in Bayreuth, Germany.
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - George Edmund Street.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- March 10 - Karl Lindahl, Finnish-Swedish architect (died 1930)
- April 24 - John Russell Pope, US architect (died 1937)
- date unknown - William Alexander Harvey, architect of Bournville (died 1951)[2]
Deaths
- January 13 - Victor Baltard, French architect (born 1805)[3]
- April 13 - James Bogardus, US inventor and architect (born 1800)
- April 19 - Owen Jones, Anglo-Welsh architect (born 1809)
- August 3 - Carl Tietz, German architect working in Vienna (born 1831)
References
- ^ Site officiel de la synagogue
- ^ Birmingham's Victorian and Edwardian Architects Harrison, Michael, 2009, Phillada Ballard. ed. Oblong. ISBN 978-0-9556576-2-7.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Baltard, Louis Pierre". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press Victor is discussed in the second half of this article on his father.