1880 in architecture

Overview of the events of 1880 in architecture

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The year 1880 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 1880

### Buildings

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Royal Exhibition Building

* August 14 – Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, is completed after 632 years.[1]
* Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof (railway station) in Berlin, Germany, rebuilt by Franz Heinrich Schwechten, is completed.[2]
* Manchester Central railway station in Manchester, England is completed.[3]
* Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne is completed.[4]
* Yıldız Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, is built.
* Bathing Ghat, Bulandshahr, India, is completed.

## Awards

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* RIBA Royal Gold Medal – John Loughborough Pearson.[5]
* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Louis Girault.[6]

## Births

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* April 1 – Louis Laybourne Smith – Australian architect (died 1965)[7]
* April 9 – Jan Letzel, Czech architect (died 1925)[8]
* May 4 – Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (died 1938)
* May 19 – Albert Richardson, English architect, writer, and professor of architecture (died 1964)[9]
* May 25 – Eižens Laube, Latvian architect (died 1967)[10]
* June 15 – Aymar Embury II, American architect (died 1966)
* October 23 – Dominikus Böhm, German church architect (died 1955)
* November 9 – Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect, son of George Gilbert Scott, Jr. (died 1960)[11]

## Deaths

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* January 27 – Edward Middleton Barry, English architect (born 1830)[12]
* May 25 – Richard Lane, English architect (born 1795)[13]
* August 22 – Benjamin Ferrey, English architect (born 1810)[14]

## Developments

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* Margaret Hicks became the first woman to graduate from an architecture course at an American university.[15]

## References

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1. ^ "Cologne Cathedral". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
2. ^ "Anhalter Bahnhof (Berlin-Kreuzberg, 1880)". Structurae (in German). Retrieved 19 January 2018.
3. ^ Britton, Paul (15 April 2013). "Guided tour will track history of former station". men. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
4. ^ "Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
5. ^ Goold, David. "John Loughborough Pearson – Dictionary of Scottish Architects". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
6. ^ Gelis-Didot, Pierre (2012). Paris Mansions and Apartments 1893: Facades, Floor Plans and Architectural Details. Courier Corporation. ISBN 978-0-486-15431-2.
7. ^ Irwin, J. C. "Smith, Louis Laybourne (1880–1965)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
8. ^ A look at the Czech architect who built Hiroshima's Industrial Promotion Hall — today's A-Bomb Dome.
9. ^ "Sir Albert Richardson". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
10. ^ "Eižens Laube". nekropole.info. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
11. ^ Stamp, Gavin (2004). "Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert (1880–1960)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60773. Retrieved 2016-03-23. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
12. ^ "Royal Academy of Arts Collections – Person". www.racollection.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
13. ^ "Richard Lane". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
14. ^ "Benjamin Ferrey". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
15. ^ "The History of Cornell AAP". Cornell University Architecture Art and Planning. Cornell University. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

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