1826 in architecture

Overview of the events of 1826 in architecture

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The year 1826 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

## Buildings and structures

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See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1826

### Buildings opened

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* January 30 – The Menai Suspension Bridge over the Menai Strait in Wales, designed by Thomas Telford.
* December 17 – Helsinki Old Church, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel.

### Buildings completed

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The oldest statement of Russian Revival, Stasov's Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church in Potsdam, Germany

* Cathedral of Chihuahua, Mexico.
* The Bank of England in London, designed by Sir John Soane.
* Cumberland Terrace in London, designed by John Nash and John Thompson.
* Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church in Potsdam, a very early example of Byzantine Revival architecture designed by Vasily Stasov.
* Stadttempel, Vienna, Austria.[1]
* Sofienbad, Vienna, Austria.

## Awards

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* Grand Prix de Rome – Léon Vaudoyer

## Births

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* April 11 – Thomas Worthington, English architect based in Manchester (died 1909)
* July 18 – Edward Habershon, English architect (died 1900)
* August 2 — Thomas Alexander Tefft, American architect based in Providence, Rhode Island (died 1859)
* August 16 – Thomas Seaton Scott, Canadian architect (died 1895)

## Deaths

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* March 1 – Friedrich Weinbrenner, German architect and city planner (born 1766)[2]
* July 4 – Thomas Jefferson, American polymath and neoclassical architect (born 1743)[3]

## References

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1. ^ "The Stadttempel Synagogue, Vienna". Beth Hatefutsoth. Retrieved 2009-07-04.[dead link]
2. ^ Brownlee, David B. (1986). "Chapter 1". Friedrich Weinbrenner, Architect of Karlsruhe. University of Pennsylvania Press.
3. ^ Brodie, Fawn (1974). Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History. W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 87–88.

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