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1808 In Architecture
The year 1808 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings completed * Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris, France. *Fort Edgecomb, an octagonal, wooden, two-story blockhouse, built in Lincoln County, Maine, USA, to protect Wiscasset's seaport (settled in 1663 on the tidal waters of the Sheepscot River). *Fountain in front of Mission Santa Barbara, California, USA. *Hotel Polski, Warsaw, Poland. *Potseluev Bridge (new cast-iron bridge) across the Moyka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. *Sheffield Old Town Hall, England, UK. *Leeds Library, England, UK, by Thomas Johnson. *Sparks Shot Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. * Teatro della Concordia, designed by Luigi Canonica, in Cremona, Italy. *Reconstruction of palace at Natolin, Poland, by Chrystian Piotr Aigner for Stanisław Kostka Potocki. Awards * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Achille-François-René Leclère. Births *January 22 – James Fergusson, Scottish wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Canonica
(Cristoforo Maria) Luigi Canonica (Tesserete, Canton Ticino, 9 March 1762 – Milan, 7 February 1844) was a Swiss architect and urban planner whose prominent career as an exponent of neoclassicism was spent largely in Milan and Lombardy. He was the designated architect of the short-lived Repubblica Cisalpina, and, following the fall of the Napoleonic empire, of the kings of Sardinia. In Milan he was assigned to modify Giovanni Antonio Antolini's ambitious project for the Foro Buonaparte and the Arena. He also designed two theatres in Milan, the and the Teatro ReWilson, William Rae (1837)''Notes abroad and rhapsodies at home'' p. 226. Longman and the greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the University of Pavia The University of Pavia ( it, Università degli Studi di Pavia, UNIPV or ''Università di Pavia''; la, Alma Ticinensis Universitas) is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. There was evidence of teaching as early as 1361, making it one ..., 1815. Gallery Fi ... [...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] |
Robert Russell (architect)
Robert Russell (13 February 1808 – 10 April 1900) was an architect and surveyor, active in Australia. He conducted the first survey of the site of the nascent settlement of Melbourne on the banks of the Yarra River in 1836, and designed St James Old Cathedral, the oldest building remaining in central Melbourne (albeit not on its original site). He was also a prolific and talented artist and his work is held by major libraries and galleries in Australia. Early life Russell was born near Kennington Common, London, England, the son of Robert Russell, a merchant, and his wife Margaret, ''née'' Leslie. After a 'sound education', Russell 'had his first business experience' in Edinburgh in 1823 where he was articled to the architect and surveyor William Burn. After some time in London, where he worked in the office of John Nash, Russell moved to Drogheda, Ireland to work on the ordnance survey. This experience gave Russell 'a preference for surveying, as allowing greater leisure' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Gotthard Langhans Portrait Detail - Wikimedia - Kopie
Carl may refer to: * Carl, Georgia, city in USA * Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name * Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of television series ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' * An informal nickname for a student or alum of Carleton College CARL may refer to: * Canadian Association of Research Libraries * Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries See also *Carle (other) *Charles *Carle, a surname * Karl (other) *Karle (other) Karle may refer to: Places * Karle (Svitavy District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic * Karli, India, a town in Maharashtra, India ** Karla Caves, a complex of Buddhist cave shrines * Karle, Belgaum, a settlement in Belgaum d ... {{disambig ja:カール zh:卡尔 ... [...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] |
Francis Thompson (architect)
Francis Thompson (25 July 1808–23 April 1895) was an English architect particularly well known for his railway work. Early life Thompson was born in Woodbridge in Suffolk, England, the second of seven children of George Thompson and his wife Elizabeth (née Miles). George Thompson was a builder and the Suffolk county surveyor, descended from a family of farmers in the nearby village of Bredfield. Francis' grandfather Jacob was also a builder and two of his uncles were architects. Thompson attended Woodbridge Grammar School and his family's background instilled him with an interest in architecture. He married Anna Maria Watson on 17 May 1830 in Woodbridge church. The couple soon emigrated to Montreal in British North America (now in Quebec, Canada). Their son, Francis Jacob, was born the following year. Anna died of cholera in 1832 as a result of the second cholera pandemic, a global outbreak which killed 4,000 people in Montreal. Thompson designed multiple houses, commerc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886 In Architecture
The year 1886 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * Patrick Manogue, Sacramento's first bishop, acquires the land to build the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in the United States, designed by Bryan J. Klinch. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * June 30 – Founder's Building at Royal Holloway College for women, Egham, near London, designed by William Henry Crossland. * July – Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, designed by Christian Jank and realized by Eduard Riedel, is opened to the public, although incomplete. * October 28 – Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, United States, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi with engineering by Gustave Eiffel and Maurice Koechlin. * October 31 – Dom Luís Bridge in Porto, designed by Téophile Seyrig. Buildings completed * Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, designed by John C. Cochrane and Alfred H. Piquenard * National Assembly building in Sofia, designe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fergusson (architect)
James Fergusson FRS (22 January 1808 – 9 January 1886) was a Scottish-born architectural historian, mainly remembered for his interest in Indian historical architecture and antiquities. He was an important figure in the 19th-century rediscovery of ancient India. He was originally a businessman, and though not formally trained as an architect, designed some buildings and decorative schemes. Life Education and India Fergusson was born in Ayr, the son of William Fergusson (1773–1846) an army surgeon. After being educated first at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, and then at a private school in Hounslow, he went to India to work as a trader at his family's mercantile house of Fairlie, Fergusson & Co. of Calcutta. Here he became interested in the remains of the ancient architecture of India, little known or understood at that time. The successful conduct of an indigo factory, as he states in his own account, enabled him to retire from business after about ten years and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix De Rome
The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them to stay in Rome for three to five years at the expense of the state. The prize was extended to architecture in 1720, music in 1803 and engraving in 1804. The prestigious award was abolished in 1968 by André Malraux, then Minister of Culture, following the May 68 riots that called for cultural change. History The Prix de Rome was initially created for painters and sculptors in 1663 in France, during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by completing a very difficult elimination contest. To succeed, a student had to create a sketch on an assigned topic while isolated in a closed booth with no reference material to draw on. The prize, organised by the Académie Royale de Peinture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Kostka Potocki
Count Stanisław Kostka Potocki (; November 1755 – 14 September 1821) was a Polish nobleman, politician, writer, public intellectual and patron of the arts. Life Potocki was a son of General and starost of Lwów, Eustachy Potocki and Anna Kątska, and was a brother of Ignacy Potocki. He married Princess Aleksandra Lubomirska, the daughter of Great Marshal of the Crown, Prince Stanisław Lubomisrki, on 2 June 1776. He visited Rome in 1780, where he was painted by Jacques-Louis David. He was an alumnus of the Collegium Nobilium in Warsaw, and later studied Polonistics, literature and arts in Wilanów. He became Great Podstoli of the Crown in 1781–1784. In 1792, he became an Artillery General of the Crown and participated in the War in Defense of the Constitution. He was a deputy of Lublin and one of the leaders of the Patriotic Party on the Four-Year Sejm. From 1792 to 1797 he lived abroad. Potocki was a co-founder of the Society of Friends of Science (''Towa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
