1840 in architecture

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The year 1840 in architecture involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Events
2 Buildings
3 Awards
4 Births
5 Deaths
6 References

Events

Buildings

27 April - The foundation stone of the new Palace of Westminster in London is laid as its reconstruction to a design by Charles Barry following a fire in 1834 begins (completed in 1860).^[1]
Bristol Temple Meads railway station in England, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Robert Mills (architect) completes Old Patent Office Building, Washington D.C., USA.

Awards

Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Théodore Ballu.

Births

Deaths

Carl Ludvig Engel (born 1778)

References

^ Riding, Christine (2005-02-07). "Westminster: A New Palace for a New Age". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/church_state/westminster_later/westminster_new_palace_02.shtml. Retrieved 2010-11-15.