1879 in architecture
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The year 1879 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
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Philadelphia
- The Linderhof Palace in Bavaria, designed by Georg Dollman is completed.
- St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan) in New York City, designed by James Renwick, Jr., is dedicated.
- The Votive Church, Vienna, Austria, designed by Heinrich von Ferstel, is dedicated.
- Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut, designed by Richard M. Upjohn, is completed.
- Provident Life & Trust Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by Frank Furness, is completed.
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Marquis de Vogue
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Victor-Auguste Blavette
Births
- June 6 - Patrick Abercrombie, English town planner (died 1957)
- September 16 - Josep Maria Jujol, Catalan architect (died 1949)
- H. Craig Severance, American architect (died 1941)
Deaths
- May 15 - Gottfried Semper, German architect (born 1803)
- September 17 - Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect and architectural theorist (born 1814)