domingo, 26 de octubre de 2014

1875 in architecture

The year 1875 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings

January 5 - Salle des Capucines in Paris, France, designed by Charles Garnier, is opened as the home of the Paris Opéra.
Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia is completed.
Watts Sherman House, Newport, Rhode Island, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, is built.
The Hermannsdenkmal monument in Berlin, Germany, designed by sculptor Ernst von Bandel, is completed.

Awards

Royal Gold Medal - Edmund Sharpe.
Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).

Organisations

German firm Wayss & Freitag formed, who pioneered reinforced concrete.

Births

May 12 - Charles Holden (died 1960)
July - W. Curtis Green (died 1960)
Percy Erskine Nobbs (died 1964)

Deaths

June 24 - Henri Labrouste (born 1801)
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