1869 in architecture

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Contents 1 Buildings 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Buildings

• November 17 - The modern Suez Canal opens.
• Construction of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, designed by Christian Jank, is begun.
• The Rotes Rathaus in Berlin, Germany is completed.
• The Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England is completed.
• Blackfriars Bridge in London, England is completed.

[edit] Awards

• Royal Gold Medal - Karl Richard Lepsius

[edit] Births

• March 21 - Albert Kahn (died 1942)
• March 29 - Edwin Lutyens (died 1944)
• April 4 - Mary Colter (died 1958)
• April 28 - Bertram Goodhue (died 1924)

[edit] Deaths

• Isaiah Rogers (born 1800)