1945 in architecture
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The year 1945 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Hallgrímskirkja, a church in Reykjavík, Iceland is started.
Events
- February 13 - February 15 - The bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces destroys 13 square miles (34 km²) of the city, and causes a firestorm that consumes the city centre. Landmarks destroyed include the Frauenkirche, the Semperoper (the Saxony state opera house), and the Zwinger Palace. In the decades following the end of the war, some of the lost buildings are reconstructed.
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Victor Vesnin.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Publications
- John Summerson - Georgian London.
Births
- August 12 - Jean Nouvel
Deaths
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