The year 1800 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

Honorable Society of King's Inns, Dublin

* June 30 – Replacement Teatro Riccardi opera house in

Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como ...

, Lombardy, designed by

Giovanni Francesco Lucchini Giovanni Francesco Lucchini (1 January 1755 – 1826) was an Italian architect. He was born and died in Bergamo, the son of architect Luca Lucchini, he is best known for designing the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; ...

, is opened. * November 1 – The White House in Washington D.C., United States, is completed. However, the

porticoes A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cul ...

are not added until

1825 Events January–March * January 4 – King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies in Naples and is succeeded by his son, Francis. * February 3 – Vendsyssel-Thy, once part of the Jutland peninsula forming westernmost Denmark, becomes a ...

. * The

King's Inns The Honorable Society of King's Inns ( ir, Cumann Onórach Óstaí an Rí) is the "Inn of Court" for the Bar of Ireland. Established in 1541, King's Inns is Ireland's oldest school of law and one of Ireland's significant historical environment ...

in Dublin, designed by James Gandon, are completed. * Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral in Chile is completed. * East Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight, designed by John Nash for his own use, is completed. *

Tyringham Hall Tyringham Hall (/ˈtiːrɪŋəm/) is a Grade I listed stately home, originally designed by Sir John Soane in 1792. It is located in Tyringham near Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England. Architecture The house was built on the site of th ...

near

Newport Pagnell Newport Pagnell is a town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The Office for National Statistics records Newport Pagnell as part of the Milton Keynes urban area. It is separated from the rest of the urban ...

in England, designed by John Soane, is completed. * Gosford House in East Lothian, Scotland, is completed to the 1790 design of Robert Adam (died 1792).

Publications

* ''

Birch's Views of Philadelphia ''Birch's Views of Philadelphia'' was an 1800 book of prints drawn and engraved by William Birch (painter), William Russell Birch (1755–1834) and his son Thomas Birch (artist), Thomas Birch (1779–1851). The 27 illustrations of the city ...

'' published.

Awards

* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Simon Vallot and Jean-François-Julien Mesnager.

Births

* February 27 – Robert Willis, English mechanical engineer, phonetician and architectural historian (died

1875 Events January–March * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the ...

) * August 17 – Isaiah Rogers, American architect (died

1869 Events January–March * January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan. * January 5 – Scotland's oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. * January 20 – E ...

) * September 30 –

Decimus Burton Decimus Burton (30 September 1800 – 14 December 1881) was one of the foremost English architects and landscapers of the 19th century. He was the foremost Victorian architect in the Roman revival, Greek revival, Georgian neoclassical and Reg ...

, English architect (died

1881 Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The C ...

) * December 4 – , French architect (died

1870 Events January–March * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the Broo ...

)

Deaths

* May 21 – Carl August Ehrensvärd,

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

naval officer, painter, author and neoclassical architect (born

1745 Events January–March * January 7 – War of the Austrian Succession: The Austrian Army, under the command of Field Marshal Károly József Batthyány, makes a surprise attack at Amberg and the winter quarters of the Bavaria ...

)

References

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