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1819 In Architecture
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 * Greek-Catholic Church in Giurtelecu Şimleului, 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 Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Félix-Emmanuel Callet and Jean-Baptiste Lesueur. Births * January 20 – Edward Milner, English landscape archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlsborg Fortress
Karlsborg Fortress ( sv, Karlsborgs fästning) is situated on the Vanäs peninsula in Karlsborg by lake Vättern, the province of Västergötland, Sweden. Construction on the fortress began 1819 to realize the so-called ''central defense idea'' adopted by the Swedish military after the Finnish and Napoleonic Wars. The site was chosen by Baltzar von Platen in connection with the construction of Göta Canal. The intent of the central defense idea was that the King, the Council, the Riksdag and central command functions would, in the event of an attack against the kingdom, pull back and ensconce themselves in this fortress in the middle of the country. Even the gold reserves of the central bank of Sweden were to be safeguarded in the fortress in times of trouble. The fortress is one of northern Europe's largest buildings and consists primarily of limestone from Omberg. Construction was begun in 1819 on 100 hectares (250 acres) of land. The fortress was to house a garrison of 6,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Callet
Félix-Emmanuel Callet (23 May 1791 – August 1854) was a French neoclassical architect.The register entry in L'état civil gives a death date of 1 August but other biographical notes such as Lance (''cf.'' bibliography), state 2 August. Early life and family Felix-Emmanuel Callet was born in Paris, the son of Antoine Callet (1755–1850), architect of civil buildings and highways of the city of Paris, known for his biographical works on French architects of the sixteenth century and his rich collection of books and antiques, amassed at his house in the Rue de la Pépinière and completed by his son. Felix was the elder brother of Adolphe Apollodorus Callet (1799–1831), historical painter and cousin of Antoine-François Callet (1799–1850), also an architect (not to be confused with the painter of the same name). Education Felix Callet was admitted to the School of Fine Arts in 1809. A pupil of his father and Pierre-Jules Delespine, he won the '' Grande médaille d'ému ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Jones (architect)
Sir Horace Jones (20 May 1819 – 21 May 1887) was an English architect particularly noted for his work as architect and surveyor to the City of London from 1864 until his death. He served as president of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1882 until 1884, and was knighted in 1886. His most recognised work, Tower Bridge, was completed posthumously. Biography The son of David Jones, a lawyer, and Sarah Lydia Shephard, Jones was born at 15 Size Lane, Bucklersbury, London. He was articled to John Wallen, an architect and surveyor, of 16 Aldermanbury, and subsequently in 1841–42 travelled to Italy and Greece studying ancient architecture.''Dictionary of National Biography'' 1885–1900 In 1843 he commenced practice as an architect at 16 Furnival's Inn, Holborn. Beginning with Cardiff Town Hall (c. 1850-53) and Caversham Park (from c. 1850), he designed and carried out many important buildings, soon coming to concentrate on work in London. He was surveyor for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 20
Events Pre-1600 * 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. * 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose her successor for the Byzantine throne, after Zeno (late emperor) dies of dysentery. * 685 – The Battle of Dun Nechtain is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith, who are decisively defeated. * 794 – While visiting the royal Mercian court at Sutton Walls with a view to marrying princess Ælfthryth, King Æthelberht II of East Anglia is taken captive and beheaded. *1217 – The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. *1293 – King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Estudio de Escuelas de Generales in Alcalá de Henares. *1426 – King Mohn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 In Architecture
The year 1895 in architecture involved some significant events. Events * William Alexander Harvey, aged 20, is appointed architect for the newly laid-out model village of Bournville in Birmingham, England. Buildings and structures Buildings * Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (''Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche''), Berlin, Germany, by Franz Heinrich Schwechten, is consecrated. * Holy Innocents Church, South Norwood, London, designed by George Frederick Bodley, is completed. * Milwaukee City Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States is completed, giving it the title of tallest building in the world until 1899. * Biltmore House on Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, United States, by Richard Morris Hunt is opened. * Refuge Assurance Building in Manchester, England, by Alfred Waterhouse, is opened. * Bishopsgate Institute in London, England, by Charles Harrison Townsend, is opened. * New offices for ''The Glasgow Herald'' (''now'' The Lighthouse) in Scotland, designed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse Balat
Alphonse Hubert François Balat (15 May 1818 – 16 September 1895) was a Belgian architect. Life Balat was born in Gochenée. He studied at the Academie of Namur and obtained his degree in architecture from the Academy of Antwerp in 1838. In 1839 he stayed in Paris for a year but returned after his father's death. He was soon discovered by the Walloon nobility for which he built or renovated a number of 'Château's' (amongst others Castle of Jehay-Bodegnée, Castle of Presles). Stylistically these constructions often contained renaissance elements with a neoclassical stress. In his interior designs he also used elements from the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. In 1846 Balat settled in Brussels. His was introduced to the Belgian royal family after he was noticed for his design of a temporary festive decoration for the Salle de la Madeleine (Magdalenamarkt) where the royal family had been present (1848). In 1851 and 1856 he created several temporary festive decorations fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 15
Events Pre-1600 * 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. * 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbogast. He is found hanging in his residence at Vienne. * 589 – King Authari marries Theodelinda, daughter of the Bavarian duke Garibald I. A Catholic, she has great influence among the Lombard nobility. * 756 – Abd al-Rahman I, the founder of the Arab dynasty that ruled the greater part of Iberia for nearly three centuries, becomes emir of Cordova, Spain. *1252 – Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ''ad extirpanda'', which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. * 1525 – Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire. * 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 In Architecture
The year 1900 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * May 30 — Daniel Burnham's Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library and Soldiers and Sailors Monument are dedicated together in Kenosha, Wisconsin * July 19 – The Paris Métro opens, with entrances designed by Hector Guimard in 1899. * November 11 – Church of Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino in Rome, designed by Abbot Hildebrand de Hemptinne, is consecrated. * Antoni Gaudí begins work on the Parc Güell, which he works on for the next fourteen years. * The ''Gare d'Orsay'', the modern-day Musée d'Orsay, is built in Paris by Victor Laloux. * The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower at the University of Birmingham, England, is completed. * The Administration Building of Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, designed by physicist and University President Robert Stewart Hyer, is completed. * The OXO Tower in London, England, is completed. * The Co-Operative Wholesale Society wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ruskin
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy. Ruskin's writing styles and literary forms were equally varied. He wrote essays and treatises, poetry and lectures, travel guides and manuals, letters and even a fairy tale. He also made detailed sketches and paintings of rocks, plants, birds, landscapes, architectural structures and ornamentation. The elaborate style that characterised his earliest writing on art gave way in time to plainer language designed to communicate his ideas more effectively. In all of his writing, he emphasised the connections between nature, art and society. Ruskin was hugely influential in the latter half of the 19th century and up to the First World War. After a period of relative decline, his reputation has steadily improved since the 1960s wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 8
Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. *1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah. *1347 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos. * 1575 – Leiden University is founded, and given the motto ''Praesidium Libertatis''. *1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. * 1590 – Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva is tortured by the Inquisition in Mexico, charged with concealing the practice of Judaism of his sister and her children. 1601–1900 *1601 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I and the revolt is quickly crushed. * 1693 – The College of William & Mary in Williamsbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 In Architecture
The year 1884 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Buildings and structures Buildings * Antoni Gaudí begins work on the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona. * Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., designed by Robert Mills, is completed. * Hungarian Royal Opera House in Budapest, designed by Miklós Ybl, is opened. * Budapest Keleti railway station, designed by Gyula Rochlitz and János Feketeházy, is completed. * Garabit viaduct in France, engineered by Gustave Eiffel and Maurice Koechlin, is completed. * The Dakota apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, is completed. * Cornerstone of Statue of Liberty laid in New York Harbor. Publications * Frederic Growse – '' Bulandshahr: Or, Sketches of an Indian District: Social, Historical and Architectural'' Awards * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – William Butterfield. * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Hector d'Esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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