1835 in architecture
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The year 1835 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings
- Robert Mills starts to construct the Old Patent Office Building, Washington D.C., United States.
- Eugène Viollet-le-Duc is commissioned by Prosper Merimée to restore Vézelay Abbey, the first of many restorations by him.
Buildings completed
- Royal Manchester Institution, England, by Charles Barry (core of Manchester Art Gallery).
- Redesign of Buckingham Palace by John Nash.
- New Hurley Reformed Church, New York.
- Pawiak, prison in Warsaw, Poland (destroyed in 1944).[1]
- Warehouse at Ellesmere Port, England, by Thomas Telford (destroyed by fire in 1970).
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Charles Victor Famin.
Births
- May 9 - Hans Jørgen Holm, Danish architect (died 1916)
- July 11 - John Macvicar Anderson, Scottish-born architect (died 1915)
- August 13 - Paul Due, Norwegian architect known for his railway stations (died 1919).[2]
- December 21 - Thomas Graham Jackson, English architect active in Oxford (died 1924)
- date unknown - Hans Price, English architect active in Weston-super-Mare (died 1912)
Deaths
- May 13 - John Nash, British architect responsible for much of the layout of Regency London (born 1752)
- May 16 - Guy de Gisors, French architect (born 1762)
References
- ↑ History of the prison - official website of the museum.
- ↑ Torvanger, Åse Moe. "Paul Due". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
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