1873 in architecture
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The year 1873 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings opened
- August 22 - Garrett Theatre, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.[1]
- September 2 - The Berlin Victory Column in Berlin, Germany.
- September 29 - Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa, Canada[2]
- date unknown - Midland Grand Hotel in London, United Kingdom is opened, the largest hotel in the world at the time.[3]
Buildings completed
- Ørskog Church, Norway, by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
- Rua Augusta Arch in Lisbon, built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake.[4]
- Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, designed by H.H. Richardson.
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Thomas Henry Wyatt
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- February 2 - Oskar Kaufmann, Hungarian-Jewish architect (died 1956)
- August 20 - Eliel Saarinen, Finnish art deco architect (died 1950)
- November 10 - David Lynn, US architect, Architect of the Capitol 1923-1954 (died 1961).[5]
- date unknown - Salvador Valeri i Pupurull, Catalan architect (died 1954)
Deaths
- May 2 - Samuel Sanders Teulon, English Gothic Revival architect (born 1812).[6]
- date unknown - Sampson Kempthorne, English architect and workhouse designr who also practised in New Zealand (born 1809)
References
- ^ Baptista de Lima, João (2008). Póvoa de Varzim - Monografia e Materiais para a sua história. Na Linha do horizonte - Biblioteca Poveira CMPV.
- ^ Heritage Trust
- ^ Lane, Thomas (22 May 2009). "Sleeping beauty awakes: the St Pancras Midland Grand hotel". building.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010.
- ^ De Macedo, Joaquim (2010). A Guide to Lisbon and Its Environs Including Cintra and Mafra with a Large Plan of Lisbon. Read Books. pp. passim. ISBN 1-4455-5194-2.
- ^ "David Lynn". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ "Samuel Sanders Teulon, Fellow.". Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects, Session 1872–73. 1873. p. 215–7.