1878 in architecture

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Contents 1 Buildings 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Buildings

• Work began on the Herrenchiemsee in Bavaria, designed by Georg Dollman.
• The Semper Oper in Dresden, designed by Gottfried Semper, is completed.
• The Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan is completed.

[edit] Awards

• Royal Gold Medal - Alfred Waterhouse

[edit] Births

• May 3 - Ralph Knott (died 1929)
• June 24 - James Walter Chapman-Taylor (died 1958)
• Arthur Joseph Davis (died 1951)

[edit] Deaths

• March 27 - George Gilbert Scott (born 1811)