1878 in architecture

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The year 1878 in architecture involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Buildings
2 Awards
3 Developments
4 Births
5 Deaths

Buildings

Work begins 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.
Construction begins on the Indiana Statehouse Indianapolis, Indiana

Awards

Royal Gold Medal - Alfred Waterhouse.
Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Victor Laloux.

Developments

Thaddeus Hyatt introduces a patent for reinforced concrete to the United States.

Births

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

Deaths

March 27 - George Gilbert Scott (born 1811)