1844 in architecture
In today's world, 1844 in architecture has gained unprecedented relevance. Whether in academic, business, technological or social fields, 1844 in architecture has become a fundamental theme that crosses all areas of our lives. Its influence has been so significant that it is essential to understand its impact and the implications it entails. In this article, we will explore in detail and exhaustively everything related to 1844 in architecture, from its origins to its future prospects, with the aim of providing a complete and updated vision of this topic that is so relevant today.
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The year 1844 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
- June 12 – Abingdon Road railway station near Culham on the line to Oxford in England, designed by I. K. Brunel.
- August 21 – St Mary's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne (Roman Catholic, later Cathedral) in England, designed by Augustus Pugin.[1]
- August 27 – St Barnabas Church, Nottingham (Roman Catholic, later Cathedral) in England, designed by Augustus Pugin.[1]
- October – The Grange, Ramsgate (house), designed for himself by Augustus Pugin.[1]
- Autumn – The Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by George Meikle Kemp.
- New buildings for Marischal College, Aberdeen, Scotland, designed by Archibald Simpson.
- Bell tower of Dormition Cathedral, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
- Berkshire County Gaol, Reading, England, designed by George Gilbert Scott with William Bonython Moffatt.
- Berry Hill, near Halifax, Virginia.
Events
- July 27 – Vang Stave Church, relocated from Vang Municipality (in Oppland, Norway) to Brückenberg, Silesia, is reconsecrated.
- Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and Jean-Baptiste Lassus win a competition for the restoration of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Prosper Desbuisson.
Births
- January 3 – Hermann Eggert, German architect (died 1920)
- June 23 – Émile Bénard, French architect and painter (died 1929)
- July 3 – Dankmar Adler, German-born American architect (died 1900)
Deaths
- March 6 – George Meikle Kemp, designer of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh (born 1795; drowned).[2]
- April 15 – Charles Bulfinch, first native-born American to practice architecture as a profession[3] (born 1763)
References
- ^ a b c Hill, Rosemary (2008). God's Architect: Pugin and the building of romantic Britain. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-028099-9.
- ^ Bonnar, Thomas (1892). A Biographical Sketch of George Meikle Kemp. Edinburgh: Blackwood, pp.144–146
- ^ Baltzell, Edward Digby. Puritan Boston & Quaker Philadelphia. Transaction Publishers (1996), p. 322–24. ISBN 1-56000-830-X.