1899 in architecture

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Contents 1 Buildings 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Buildings

• Maison du Peuple in Brussels, designed by Victor Horta is completed (since destroyed).
• Park Row Building in New York is completed and becomes the tallest building in the world. It holds this title until 1908
• Old City Hall in Toronto, Ontario, designed by E.J. Lennox is completed.

[edit] Awards

• Royal Gold Medal - George Frederick Bodley

[edit] Births

• August 18 - Pietro Belluschi (died 1994)
• Hassan Fathy (died 1989)

[edit] Deaths

• June 8 - Gridley James Fox Bryant (born 1816)