1823 in architecture
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The year 1823 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Work begins on the British Museum in London, designed by Robert Smirke (later Sir Robert).
- Work begins on the Altes Museum in Berlin, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, which is completed in 1830.
- Work completed on St George's Church, Brandon Hill in Bristol, England, designed by Robert Smirke in Greek Revival style.
- Work completed on the Primary Cathedral of Bogotá, Colombia.
- William Strickland builds St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, United States, one of the first Gothic revival buildings.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Félix Duban.
Births
- March 8 - Thomas Fuller (died 1898)
- Charles Barry (junior), son of Charles Barry (died 1900)
- Francis Fowke (died 1865)
Deaths
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