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1790 In Architecture
The year 1790 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * ''date unknown'' – Work begins on the East India Company's Plantation House in Saint Helena, which remains the official residence of the Governor. Buildings and structures Buildings completed * New church of the Abbey of St Genevieve in Paris, designed by Jacques-Germain Soufflot and finished by Jean-Baptiste Rondelet, is completed to serve as the Panthéon. * Estrela Basilica in Lisbon. * All Saints church, Wellington, Shropshire, England, designed by George Steuart. * Royal Observatory in Madrid, designed by Juan de Villanueva. * Härnösand Residence in Sweden. * The Pitot House, New Orleans built by Don Santiago Lorreins (bought by James Pitot in 1809). * The John Dodd Hat Shop in Danbury, Connecticut, built by lawyer John Dodd. * The bridge at Warwick Castle, England. * Monmouth County Gaol, UK, designed by William Blackburn. Births * May 4 – Archibald Simpson, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), and later with East Asia. The company seized control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent, colonised parts of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. At its peak, the company was the largest corporation in the world. The EIC had its own armed forces in the form of the company's three Presidency armies, totalling about 260,000 soldiers, twice the size of the British army at the time. The operations of the company had a profound effect on the global balance of trade, almost single-handedly reversing the trend of eastward drain of Western bullion, seen since Roman times. Originally chartered as the "Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies", the company rose to account for half of the world's trade duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Pitot
James Pitot (1761–1831), also known as Jacques Pitot, was the third Mayor of New Orleans, after Cavelier Petit served for a ten-day interim following Mayor Boré's resignation. Because he had already attained American citizenship, he is sometimes called New Orleans' first American mayor. Biography Born Jacques-François Pitot in Normandy and educated in Paris, Pitot's family was of the nobility of France and fled that nation during the French Revolution. Jacques Pitot left Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) and settled in Philadelphia, where he became an American citizen, and then lived in Norfolk, Virginia. After his 1796 arrival in Spanish-held Louisiana, he prospered as a merchant and became a member of the New Orleans city council. James Pitot was appointed mayor by Territorial Governor William C. C. Claiborne. He served from 6 June 1804 to 26 July 1805. During Mayor Pitot's administration the first city charter of New Orleans was enacted, including the first public el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 16
Events Pre-1600 * 1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire. * 1270 – Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Karuse. 1601–1900 * 1630 – Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil. * 1646 – Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the first English Civil War. * 1699 – First Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania. * 1742 – Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister. *1796 – Colombo in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) falls to the British, completing their invasion of Ceylon. *1804 – First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate . * 1862 – American Civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1860 In Architecture
The year 1860 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * August 22 – The Cenotaph to Matthew Henry, designed by Thomas Harrison, is unveiled in Chester, England. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * Spring – Willden Fort, Utah, built by Charles William Willden and his son Ellott (no longer standing). * June – Oxford University Museum of Natural History, designed by Benjamin Woodward. * August 28 – St. Augustin, Coburg (Bavaria), consecrated by the Archbishop of Bamberg Michael Deinlein. * November 22 – Solund Church, Norway, designed by Christian Henrik Grosch, consecrated by Bishop Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin. * November 28 – Swedish Theatre, Helsinki, Finland, designed by Georg Theodor von Chiewitz. Buildings completed * Mosque of Omar, Bethlehem, Palestinian territories. * Varshavsky railway station building in Saint Petersburg, Russia, designed by Piotr Salmanovich. * Armour–Stiner House in Irvin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol Podczaszyński
Karol Podczaszyński ( lt, Karolis Podčašinskis) (7 November 1790 – 19 April 1860) was a Polish- Lithuanian leading Vilnius architect, a representative of the neoclassical architecture and a professor of the Vilnius University, as well as one of the pioneers of industrial design. He was born on 7 November 1790 in the village of Žyrmuny near Lida, in what is now the Grodno Region of Belarus. He graduated from the prestigious Polish Krzemieniec Lyceum and the Vilnius University. Between 1814 and 1816 he continued his studies on architecture in St. Petersburg, where he became the first Pole on the Imperial Academy of Arts. Between 1817 and 1819 Podczaszyński also travelled around European countries, visiting Königsberg, Danzig, Berlin, Paris, Naples, Venice and Vienna before returning to Cracow. Upon his return to Vilnius in 1819, he was offered a chair of architecture, which he accepted. Among his most notable architectural works are the refurbishment of the interior of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 7
Events Pre-1600 * 335 – Athanasius is banished to Trier, on the charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople. * 680 – The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. * 921 – Treaty of Bonn: The Frankish kings Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler sign a peace treaty or 'pact of friendship' () to recognize their borders along the Rhine. * 1426 – uprising: rebels emerge victorious against the Ming army in the Battle of taking place in , in now Hanoi. * 1492 – The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. *1504 – Christopher Columbus returns from his fourth and last voyage. 1601–1900 *1619 – Elizabeth Stuart is crowned Queen of Bohemia. * 1665 – ''The London Gazette'', the oldest surviving journal, is first published. *1775 – John Murray, the Royal Gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 In Architecture
The year 1847 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * May – The Architectural Association School of Architecture is founded in London. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * March 31 – The first mass is celebrated in St. Patrick's Basilica, Montreal, designed by Pierre-Louis Morin and Father Félix Martin. * April 15 – Lords Chamber in the Palace of Westminster in London, rebuilt to the design of Charles Barry with decoration by Augustus Pugin. * June 28 – Trains first use Broadstone railway station in Dublin, Ireland, designed by John Skipton Mulvany. * June 30 – Water first flows along the Roquefavour Aqueduct in the south of France, engineered by Jean François Mayor de Montricher. * August 3 – Trains first use Huddersfield railway station in the north of England, designed by James Pigott Pritchett. * September 10 – Trains first use Carlisle Citadel railway station in the north of England, designed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Simpson
Archibald Simpson (4 May 1790 – 23 March 1847) was a Scottish architect, who along with his rival John Smith, is regarded as having fashioned the character of Aberdeen as "The Granite City".Simpson, William Douglas, (1947) ''The Archibald Simpson centenary celebrations : 9th May 1947, a report of the proceedings reprinted with amplifications from the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland of August 1947'', Edinburgh : T. and A. Constable Life and work Early life Archibald Simpson was born at 15 Guestrow, Aberdeen on 4 May 1790, the ninth and last child of William Simpson (1740–1804), a clothier at Broadgate, and his wife Barbara Dauney (c.1750 - 1801), the daughter of a Presbyterian minister. The family house at Guestrow is thought to have been built by his uncle William Dauney, who was a master mason. The house was later demolished in 1930. Simpson attended Aberdeen Grammar School as a contemporary of Byron, who lived nearby in Broadgat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 4
Events Pre-1600 * 1256 – The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull ''Licet ecclesiae catholicae''. * 1415 – Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance. *1436 – Assassination of the Swedish rebel (later national hero) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson * 1471 – Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales. * 1493 – Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation. 1601–1900 *1626 – Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the ''See Meeuw''. * 1686 – The Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines. * 1776 – Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III. *1799 – Fourth A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantheon Wider Centered
Pantheon may refer to: * Pantheon (religion), a set of gods belonging to a particular religion or tradition, and a temple or sacred building Arts and entertainment Comics *Pantheon (Marvel Comics), a fictional organization * ''Pantheon'' (Lone Star Press), a comic book series *''Pantheon'', a 2010 four-issue comic book limited series by IDW Publishing Gaming * ''Pantheon'' (role-playing game), a 2000 book *'' Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen'', a massively multiplayer online role-playing game *''Pantheon'', an unreleased computer game by Frog City Software Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Panthéon'' (album), by Booba, 2004 * "Pantheon", a song by InMe from the 2012 album ''The Pride'' * Pantheon (book), a 12th century book by Gottfried von Viterbo * ''The Pantheon'', a 1798 collection of written pieces compiled by Nikolay Karamzin * Pantheon Books, a Random House imprint * ''Pantheon'' (film), a 2017 French short film * ''Pantheon'' (TV series), a 2022 American anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Blackburn
William Blackburn (17501790) was the leading prison architect of the Georgian Era. Following the principles of John Howard, his designs aimed to provide inmates with dry and airy cells. Blackburn was born in Southwark, London, the son of a tradesman and his wife, who may have been Spanish. He was apprenticed to a surveyor, but "derived very little advantage" from his master. When only nineteen he competed for the design of the Royal Exchange, Dublin; four years later he entered the Royal Academy Schools, where he won the Silver Medal in 1773 for a drawing of the interior of Christopher Wren's St Stephen Walbrook. In 1776 he was named surveyor to the Watermen's Guild, and he may have designed their Hall near St Mary-at-Hill, Eastcheap. He was also surveyor for St Thomas' Hospital and Guy's Hospital; he also designed a private home in Denmark Hill. The passage of the Penitentiary Act in 1779 dictated the course of his career. In 1782 he won first prize for prison design in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monmouth County Gaol
The County Gaol, situated in North Parade, Monmouth, Wales, was Monmouthshire's main prison when it was opened in 1790.Newman J., The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, (2000) Penguin Books, page 407 It served as the county jail of Monmouthshire and criminals or those who fell foul of the authorities were hanged here until the 1850s and some 3,000 people viewed the last hanging. The jail covered an area of about an acre, with a chapel, infirmary, living quarters and a treadmill. It was closed in 1869.Gaol, Hereford Street, Monmouth , Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments in Wales, accessed January 2012 In 1884 most of the building was demolished, and today nothing remains but the gatehouse which is a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
