1880 in architecture
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The year 1880 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
[edit] Buildings
- Casa Vicens in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudi is completed.
- The Natural History Museum in London, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and Francis Fowke is completed.
- Cologne Cathedral in Cologne is completed after 632 years.
- Rajabai Clock Tower in South Mumbai, India is opened.
- Manchester Central railway station in Manchester, England is completed.
- Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne is completed.
[edit] Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - John Loughborough Pearson.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Louis Girault.
[edit] Births
- April 9 - Jan Letzel (died 1925)
- May 19 - Albert Richardson - English architect, writer, and Professor of Architecture (died 1694)
- November 9 - Giles Gilbert Scott (died 1960)
[edit] Deaths
- January 27 - Edward Middleton Barry (born 1830)
