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1799 In Architecture
The year 1799 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * May 9 – St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in New York City, built by John McComb, Jr., is consecrated. * Gracie Mansion in New York City, designed by John McComb, Jr., is built. * The Chester Shot Tower, a grade-II*-listed shot tower, is built in the Boughton district of Chester, England. * In New Orleans, The Cabildo (first phase) is completed (begun in 1795). * Reconstruction of Town Hall, Vilnius, by Laurynas Gucevičius is completed. * Broadway Tower, Worcestershire, England, designed by James Wyatt, is completed. * Grand Pump Room, Bath, England, designed by Thomas Baldwin and John Palmer, is completed * Hjo Church in Sweden is completed. Births * Approximate date – William Thomas, English-born architect working in Canada (died 1860) Deaths * February 6 – Étienne-Louis Boullée, French neoclassical architect (born 1728) * April 17 – Richard Jupp, English arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaleski Town Hall In Vilnius
Zaleski (feminine Zaleska, plural ''Zalescy'') is a Polish surname. At the beginning of the 1990s there were approximately 4322 people in Poland with this surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander M. Zaleski (1906-1975), U.S. Catholic Bishop * Anthony Florian Zaleski (1913–1997), American two-time world middleweight boxing champion * August Zaleski (1883–1972), Polish diplomat, historian, President of Poland in Exile * Bronisław Zaleski (1819 or 1820–1880), Polish writer * Carol Zaleski, American author, professor of religious studies * Jan Zaleski (1869–1932), Polish biochemist * (1926–1981), Polish philologist, historian of language, numismatist * Jerod Zaleski (born 1989), Canadian football player * Józef Bohdan Zaleski (1802–1886), Polish poet * Krzysztof Zaleski, Polish actor * Ladislaus Michael Zaleski (1852–1925), Polish prelate, Apostolic Delegate to the East-Indies and Latin Patriarch of Antioch, botanist * Leon Zaleski (c. 1810–184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Baldwin (architect)
Thomas Baldwin (c.1750 – 7 March 1820) was an English architect in the city of Bath, who was responsible for designing some of Bath's principal Georgian buildings. In 1775, he was appointed as the official Bath City Architect. In this role he designed Guildhall, Argyle Street, Laura Place, Great Pulteney Street and many others. In 1793, he was dismissed for financial irregularities, and as a result he was forced into bankruptcy and his reputation was ruined. Jane Root, biographer of Baldwin, writes; "he had a history not merely of imprudence, but of deliberate dishonesty". Career Baldwin was born in 1749 or 1750. His place of birth is not recorded, however, he was not native to Bath. He was first recorded in the city of Bath in 1774. He was initially a clerk (later builder and assistant) to plumber, glazier, and politician Thomas Warr Attwood. By 1775, he was appointed as the Bath City Architect after Attwood's death. During the construction of the Guildhall he was officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1799 Works
Events January–June * January 9 – British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound, to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the French Revolutionary Wars. * January 17 – Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, is executed. * January 21 – The Parthenopean Republic is established in Naples by French General Jean Étienne Championnet; King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies flees. * February 9 – Quasi-War: In the single-ship action of USS ''Constellation'' vs ''L'Insurgente'' in the Caribbean, the American ship is the victor. * February 28 – French Revolutionary Wars: Action of 28 February 1799 – British Royal Navy frigate HMS ''Sybille'' defeats the French frigate ''Forte'', off the mouth of the Hooghly River in the Bay of Bengal, but both captains are killed. * March 1 – Federalist James Ross becomes President pro tempore of the United States Senate. * Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
