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1911 In Architecture
The year 1911 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * March 25 – The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire shows up the need for improved safety standards in New York City buildings. * April 4 – Foundation stone of Castle Drogo, a country house in Devon, England designed by Edwin Lutyens, laid; it will not be completed until 1930 in architecture, 1930. * May 23 – The competition to design Canberra, Australia's new capital, is won by American architect Walter Burley Griffin. In the same year, Griffin marries fellow architect Marion Lucy Mahony. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * May 23 – New York Public Library Main Branch, designed by Carrère and Hastings. * September 12 – Theatro Municipal (São Paulo), designed by Ramos de Azevedo. * c. September – Altare della Patria (''Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II'') in Rome, designed by Giuseppe Sacconi (died 1905 in architecture, 1905) in 1884 in architectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 25
Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto. * 708 – Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last pope to visit Constantinople until 1967. * 717 – Theodosius III resigns the throne to the Byzantine Empire to enter the clergy. * 919 – Romanos Lekapenos seizes the Boukoleon Palace in Constantinople and becomes regent of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII. * 1000 – Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah assassinates the eunuch chief minister Barjawan and assumes control of the government. * 1306 – Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scots (Scotland). *1409 – The Council of Pisa convenes, in an attempt to heal the Western Schism. *1519 – Hernando Cortes, entering province of Tabasco, defeats Tabascan Indians. * 1576 – Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington Butts Theatre outside London. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
