1871 in architecture
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The year 1871 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- Abraham Hirsch is appointed chief architect of the French city of Lyon.
- (end of year) - At the Vienna Hofburg, groundbreaking is held for the new Imperial Natural History Museum (German: K.k. Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum), beginning a 20-year construction project.
Buildings opened
- March 29 - The Royal Albert Hall in London, designed by Francis Fowke and H. Y. Darracott Scott.[1]
- September 14 - Hokkaidō Shrine, Sapporo, Japan.
- October 15 - Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester, England, designed by Joseph A. Hansom & Son.[2]
Buildings completed
- Alexandria City Hall, Virginia, USA, designed by Adolph Cluss
- Christ Church, Nazareth, Israel
- Church of Saint-Augustin, Paris, designed by Victor Baltard
- Fort Teremba, New Caledonia[3]
- Jacob Kamm House, Portland, Oregon, USA, designed by Justus F. Krumbein[4]
- Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin, designed by Alfred Lent, Bertold Scholz and Gottlieb Henri Lapierre.
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - James Fergusson
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Émile Ulmann.
Births
- August 22 - Émile André, French architect, artist, and furniture designer (died 1933)
Deaths
- September 1 - Sir James Pennethorne, English architect and planner (born 1801)
- October 9 - Niels Sigfred Nebelong, Danish historicist architect (born 1806)
References
- ↑ "The Building". Royal Albert Hall. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ Harris, Penelope (2010). The Architectural Achievement of Joseph Aloysius Hansom (1803-1882), Designer of the Hansom Cab, Birmingham Town Hall and Churches of the Catholic Revival. The Edwin Mellen Press.
- ↑ Stanley, David (January 2000). South Pacific handbook. David Stanley. p. 757. ISBN 978-1-56691-172-6. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ↑ "Walk into Portland's Past". The Oregonian. 1991-11-03. pp. L13.