1856 in architecture
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The year 1856 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Debating chambers of Parliament House, Melbourne in Australia, designed by General Charles Pasley, are completed.
- State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, designed by Joseph Reed is opened.
- The Esztergom Basilica in Hungary, designed by Pál Kühnel and József Hild, is consecrated.
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - William Tite.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- February 12 - Hendrik Petrus Berlage (died 1934)
- September 3 - Louis Sullivan (died 1924)
- Eugène Vallin (died 1922)
Deaths
- David Laing (born 1774)
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