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1795 In Architecture
The year 1795 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * Franklin Place in Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Charles Bulfinch, is completed. * Old North Building at Georgetown College in Washington, D.C., probably designed by Leonard Harbaugh, is completed. * Remodelling of Łazienki Palace in Warsaw by Domenico Merlini, begun in 1764, is completed. * Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, designed by Thomas Telford, is completed. * The Welsh Bridge in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, designed and built by John Tilley and John Carline, is completed. * Gallowgate Barracks in Glasgow, Scotland, are built. * The Cabildo in New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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The Cabildo
The Cabildo was the seat of Spanish colonial city hall of New Orleans, Louisiana, and is now the Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. It is located along Jackson Square, adjacent to St. Louis Cathedral. History The original Cabildo was destroyed in the Great New Orleans Fire (1788). The Cabildo was rebuilt between 1795–99 as the home of the Spanish municipal government in New Orleans, in 1821 Spanish coat of arms removed from the façade pediment and replaced with the extant American eagle with cannonballs by the Italian sculptor Pietro Cardelli and the third floor with mansard roof was later added in 1847, in French style. The building took its name from the governing body who met there—the "Illustrious Cabildo," or city council. The Cabildo was the site of the Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremonies late in 1803, and continued to be used by the New Orleans city council until the mid-1850s. The building's main hall, the Sala Capitular ("Meeting Room"), was originally utilized ...
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1795 Works
Events January–June * January – Central England records its coldest ever month, in the CET records dating back to 1659. * January 14 – The University of North Carolina opens to students at Chapel Hill, becoming the first state university in the United States. * January 16 – War of the First Coalition: Flanders campaign: The French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. * January 18 – Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam: William V, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (Republic of the Seven United Netherlands), flees the country. * January 19 – The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in Amsterdam, ending the Dutch Republic (Republic of the Seven United Netherlands). * January 20 – French troops enter Amsterdam. * January 23 – Flanders campaign: Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder: The Dutch fleet, frozen in Zuiderzee, is captured by the French 8th Hussars. * February 7 – The Eleventh Amendment to the United State ...
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1744 In Architecture
The year 1744 in architecture involved some significant events. Events Buildings and structures Buildings * Giác Lâm Pagoda in Saigon is built by Lý Thụy Long. *Sabil-Kuttab of Katkhuda in Cairo, designed by Katkhuda of Egypt ('Abd al Rahman Katkhuda'), is built. *Tombul Mosque in Shumen, Ottoman Empire, is completed. *St Botolph's Aldgate church in the City of London, designed by George Dance the Elder, is completed. *St John the Baptist's Church, Knutsford in England, designed by J. Garlive, is completed. *Twelve Collegia in Saint Petersburg, designed by Domenico Trezzini and Theodor Schwertfeger, is completed. *The second Summer Palace in Saint Petersburg, designed by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, is completed. *Remodelling of the Hirschholm Palace in Denmark to a design by Lauritz de Thurah is completed. *Remodelling of the Prince's Mansion, Copenhagen in Denmark by Nicolai Eigtved is completed. *The Würzburg Residence in Germany, designed by Balthasar Neumann with ...
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James Craig (architect)
James Craig (31 October 1739 – 23 June 1795) was a Scottish architect who worked mostly in lowlands of the country and especially his native city of Edinburgh. He is remembered primarily for his layout of the first Edinburgh New Town. Date of birth James Craig's birth date is traditionally given as 1744, as his baptism is recorded in parish register as Tuesday 13 November 1744. However, more recent research has shown that his birth date was 31 October 1739, as recorded in the registers of George Watson's Hospital, where Craig was educated. As well as his date of birth, the records show he entered the school in 1748, and left in 1755. The 1744 date must therefore be incorrect, as it would mean he started school aged four, and left aged eleven. The baptism year, although not the date, has been shown to be in error, as 13 November fell on a Tuesday in 1739 also. Early life James Craig was the son of William Craig (1695–1762), a merchant, and Mary Thomson (1710–1790), sis ...
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John Forbes (architect)
John B. Forbes (born 1795?) was an architect in Cheltenham. He designed the Pittville Pump Room for Joseph Pitt (1825-1830) and St Paul's Church (1829-1831). Besides the Pump Room, on which he personally worked 1825–28, and St Paul's Church, he is credited with several other buildings in Cheltenham, including 129-131 Promenade, 1-13 Imperial Square, 3 houses in St James Square, Montpellier Villas, 29-37 Pittville Lawn, and Brandon House, Grafton Road. He had difficulty managing the finances of several concurrent speculative developments. In 1835 he was convicted of forgery, having attempted fraud on a business partner: a sentence of transportation Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, ... was commuted to a short prison term. His architectural career did not recover. Per ...
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1885 In Architecture
The year 1885 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * May – The original wooden structures of Hobson Block, West Union, Iowa, USA, are destroyed by fire, leading to construction of the present building. * W. D. Caröe is appointed architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England. * Construction of the Altare della Patria (''Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II'') in Rome, designed by Giuseppe Sacconi, begins; it will not be completed until 1925. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * July 13 – New building for the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, designed by Pierre Cuypers. * November 30 – London Pavilion variety theatre, designed by Robert Worley and James Ebenezer Saunders. * December 27 – Church of St. Peter, Leipzig, designed by August Hartel and Constantin Lipsius. * Castle Hotel, Conwy, Wales. * Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Busovača, Bosnia-Herzegovina. * Vestermarie Church, Bornholm, Denmark ...
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Thomas Leverton Donaldson
Thomas Leverton Donaldson (19 October 1795 – 1 August 1885) was a British architect, notable as a pioneer in architectural education, as a co-founder and President of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a winner of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal. Life Donaldson was born in Bloomsbury Square, London, the eldest son of architect, James Donaldson. His maternal uncle was Thomas Leverton (1743–1824), a distinguished architect sometimes credited with the south range of Bedford Square in London. Donaldson travelled overseas after leaving school, obtaining a clerical job with a merchant on the Cape of Good Hope before volunteering for an expedition to attack the French-controlled island of Mauritius. Once back in London, he was employed in his father's office, before visiting Italy and Greece to broaden his experience, travelling with John Lewis Wolfe and W. W. Jenkins.Blissett, David G. (2004), ''Wolfe, John Lewis (1798–1881)'', Oxford National Dictionary of Biography, htt ...
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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 ...
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Charles Barry
Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) was a British architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament) in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens. He is known for his major contribution to the use of Italianate architecture in Britain, especially the use of the Palazzo as basis for the design of country houses, city mansions and public buildings. He also developed the Italian Renaissance garden style for the many gardens he designed around country houses.Bisgrove, p. 179 Background and training Born on 23 May 1795Barry p. 4 in Bridge Street, Westminster (opposite the future site of the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster), he was the fourth son of Walter Edward Barry (died 1805), a stationer, and Frances Barry ''née'' Maybank (died 1798). He was baptised at St Margaret's, Westminster, into the Church of England, of which he was ...
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1880 In Architecture
The year 1880 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Buildings and structures Buildings * August 14 – Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, is completed after 632 years. * Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof (railway station) in Berlin, Germany, rebuilt by Franz Heinrich Schwechten, is completed. * Manchester Central railway station in Manchester, England is completed. * Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne is completed. * Yıldız Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, is built. * Bathing Ghat, Bulandshahr, India, is completed. Awards * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – John Loughborough Pearson. * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Louis Girault. Births * April 1 – Louis Laybourne Smith – Australian architect (died 1965) * April 9 – Jan Letzel, Czech architect (died 1925) * May 4 – Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (died 1938) * May 19 – Albert Richardson, English architect, writer, and professor of architecture (died 1964) * May 25 – ...
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Richard Lane (architect)
Richard Lane (3 April 1795 – 25 May 1880) was an English architect of the early and mid-19th century. Born in London and based in Manchester, he was known in great part for his restrained and austere Greek-inspired classicism. He also designed a few buildings – mainly churches – in the Gothic style. He was also known for masterplanning and designing many of the houses in the exclusive Victoria Park estate. Early life and education Not much is known about Lane's early life, but he was born and educated in London, was a Quaker and in 1817, he began studying at the famous École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and was a pupil of the French architect, Achille Leclère, who made a noted restoration of the Pantheon in 1813. Work and professional life After Paris, Lane moved to Manchester in 1821, set up practice and was appointed Land Surveyor to the Police Commissioners of Chorlton Row (as was). Much of Lane's work was civic and governmental in nature, a ...
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