1819 in architecture
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The year 1819 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- Construction of Karlsborg Fortress in Sweden begins.
- Construction of Mikhailovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg begins.
- Sculptural work begins at the Schauspielhaus in Berlin (the modern-day Konzerthaus Berlin), designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
- Casa de la Guerra, Santa Barbara, USA
- Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, USA, designed by Alexander Parris and Solomon Willard[1]
- Greek-Catholic Church in Giurtelecu Åimleului, Romania (demolished in 1973)
- The Plymouth Athenaeum, England, designed by John Foulston (destroyed in 1941)
- New Théâtre de l'Odéon in Paris, designed by Pierre Thomas Baraguay (opened in September)
- Vartiovuori Observatory, Turku, Finland[2]
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Félix-Emmanuel Callet and Jean-Baptiste Lesueur.
Births
- January 20 â Edward Milner, English landscape architect (died 1884)
- February 8 â John Ruskin, English polymath and critic (died 1900)
- May 15 â Alphonse Balat, Belgian architect (died 1895)
- May 20 â Sir Horace Jones, Architect and Surveyor to the City of London (died 1887)[3]
- Approximate date â Francis Fowler, English architect (died 1893)
Deaths
- January 22 â Gian Antonio Selva, Italian neoclassical architect (born 1751)
- March 13 â Charles Wyatt, English politician and architect (born 1758)
- August 1 â Pierre-Adrien Pâris, French architect, painter and designer (born 1745)