1813 in architecture
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The year 1813 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- The Theatre Royal, Plymouth, England, designed by John Foulston, is opened.
- 3 Abbey Road, London (later a recording studio)
- Executive Mansion, Richmond, Virginia, official residence of the governor of Virginia in the United States, designed by Alexander Parris, is completed
- Palacio de Mineria in Mexico City, designed by Manuel Tolsá, is completed.
- Façade of Milan Cathedral, designed by Pellicani, is completed.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Auguste Caristie
Births
- January 6 â Charles Lanyon, English architect associated with Belfast (died 1889)
- February 23 â Ferdinand Stadler, Swiss architect (died 1870)
- July 21 â Jakub Bursa, Czech architect, folk artist and builder (died 1884)
- December 6 â August Sicard von Sicardsburg, Austrian architect (died 1868)
- date unknown â John Skipton Mulvany, Irish architect (died 1870)
Deaths
- June 6
- Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (born 1739)
- Antonio Cachia, Maltese architect, civil and military engineer and archaeologist (born 1739)
- date unknown â Michael Searles, English Regency commercial architect (born 1750)