The year 1888 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

* Roof and dome of

Seville Cathedral The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See ( es, Catedral de Santa María de la Sede), better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along ...

collapse in an earthquake. *

Friedrich von Schmidt Friedrich von Schmidt (October 22, 1825 – January 23, 1891) was an architect who worked in late 19th century Vienna. Life and career Von Schmidt was born in Frickenhofen, Gschwend, Württemberg, Germany. After studying at the technical hig ...

is ennobled.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus)

Barcelona - Castell dels Tres Dragons (1)

January 5 Events Pre-1600 *1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. 1601–1900 * 1675 – Battle of Colmar: The French a ...

– The Neues deutsches Theater, Prague, designed by

Fellner & Helmer Fellner & Helmer was an architecture studio founded in 1873 by Austrian architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer. They designed over 200 buildings (mainly opera houses and apartment buildings) across Europe in the late 19th century and ear ...

with

Baron Karl von Hasenauer Baron Karl von Hasenauer (german: Karl Freiherr von Hasenauer ) (20 July 1833 – 4 January 1894) was an important Austrian architect and key representative of the Historismus school. He created several Neo-Baroque monuments, many around near ...

and Alfons Wertmüller. *

April 11 Events Pre-1600 * 491 – Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. *1241 – Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi. *1512 – War of the League of Cambrai: Franco-Ferrare ...

– The

Concertgebouw The Royal Concertgebouw ( nl, Koninklijk Concertgebouw, ) is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" translates into English as "concert building". Its superb acoustics place it among the finest concert halls in ...

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

, designed by Adolf Leonard van Gendt. * May –

Victoria Terminus Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Bombay station code: CSMT ( mainline)/ST (suburban)), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The terminus was d ...

station building, designed by

Frederick William Stevens Frederick William Stevens (11 November 1847 – 5 March 1900) was an English architectural engineer who worked for the British colonial government in India. Stevens' most notable design was the railway station Victoria Terminus in Bombay (in 199 ...

for the

Great Indian Peninsula Railway The Great Indian Peninsula Railway (reporting mark GIPR) was a predecessor of the Central Railway (and by extension, the current state-owned Indian Railways), whose headquarters was at the Boree Bunder in Mumbai (later, the Victoria Terminu ...

, in

Bombay Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-m ...

Bori Bunder Bori Bunder (also known as Bori Bandar) is an area along the Eastern shore line of Mumbai, India. Background This place was used as a storehouse for goods imported and exported from Mumbai. In the local language, 'Bori' mean sack and 'Bandar' ...

district (modern-day: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai). *

August 12 Events Pre-1600 *1099 – First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade. * 1121 – B ...

–

Plaza de Toros de El Bibio The Plaza de Toros de El Bibio is a bullring located in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. Situated in the neighbourhood of El Bibio, it was inaugurated on August 12, 1888, with a bullfighting with Luis Mazzantini and Rafael Guerra, ''Guerrita''. The bul ...

Gijón Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the cent ...

, Asturias, Spain. *

August 17 Events Pre-1600 *309/310 – Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, possibly from a hunger strike. * 682 – Pope Leo II begins his pontificate. * 986 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle ...

–

Castle of the Three Dragons The Castle of the Three Dragons ( ca, Castell dels Tres Dragons, es, Castillo de los Tres Dragones), is the popular name given to the modernisme building built between 1887–1888 as a Café-Restaurant for the 1888 Universal Exposition of Barcel ...

for

1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition The 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition (in Catalan: ''Exposició Universal de Barcelona'' and ''Exposición Universal de Barcelona'' in Spanish) was Spain's first International World's Fair and ran from 8 April to 9 December 1888. It was also the ...

, Spain, designed by

Lluís Domènech i Montaner Lluís Domènech i Montaner (; 21 December 1850 – 27 December 1923) was a Spanish architect who was highly influential on '' Modernisme català'', the Catalan Art Nouveau/Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan politician. Born in Barcelo ...

. * August 18 – Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, designed by Hermann Eggert and Johann Wilhelm Schwedler. * September 20 – Ghazanchetsots Cathedral (Armenian Apostolic Church), designed by Simon Ter-Hakobian(ts). * October 2 – Annunciation Cathedral, Kharkiv, Ukraine, designed by Mikhail Lovtsov. * October 4 – Princes Bridge, Melbourne, Australia, designed by John Harry Grainger. * October 14 – Burgtheater, Ringstraße, Vienna, designed by Gottfried Semper and

. * October 20 – Zappeion, Athens, designed by Theophil Hansen. * Autumn – Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (as the "Georgia School of Technology"), with Tech Tower used for classrooms.

Buildings completed

* St. Anne's Church, Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia. * Cathedral of Melo, Uruguay. * Conquest Plantation, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, USA, built in Victorian architecture, Victorian style. * Illinois State Capitol, Springfield, Illinois, USA. * Ponce de León Hotel, St. Augustine, Florida, USA, designed by Carrère and Hastings, John Carrere and Thomas Hastings. * Texas State Capitol, Austin, Texas, USA, designed by Elijah E. Myers. * Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, designed by H.H. Richardson. * High Royds Hospital (West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum) near Leeds, England, designed by J. Vickers Edwards. * Several buildings for the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry held in Glasgow, key architect being James Sellars. * Elizabeth Plankinton House, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, designed by E. Townsend Mix. * Casino Notabile, Mdina, Malta, designed by Webster Paulson.

Awards

* Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Theophil Freiherr von Hansen. * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: :fr:Albert Tournaire, Albert Tournaire.

Births

* January 20 – Léon Azéma, French architect (died 1978 in architecture, 1978) * February 6 - Romuald Gutt, Polish architect (died 1974 in architecture, 1974) * March 19 – Piero Portaluppi, Italian architect (died 1967 in architecture, 1967) * March 19 – Gordon Kaufmann, English-born US architect (died 1949 in architecture#Deaths, 1949) * April 30 – Antonio Sant'Elia, Italian Futurist architectural theorist (killed in action 1916 in architecture, 1916) * June 24 – Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch furniture designer and architect (died 1964 in architecture, 1964) * August 26 – Gustavo R. Vincenti, Maltese architect and developer (died 1974 in architecture, 1974) * December 15 – Kaare Klint, Danish architect and furniture designer (died 1954 in architecture, 1954)

Deaths

* January 10 – James Campbell Walker, Scottish architect (born 1821 in architecture, 1821) * March 16 – Thomas Thomas (architect), Thomas Thomas, Welsh chapel architect and minister (born 1817 in architecture, 1817) * March 25 – William Eden Nesfield, English domestic revival architect (born 1835 in architecture, 1835) * August 5 – Edmund Wright (architect), Edmund Wright, Australian architect, engineer and businessman (born 1824 in architecture, 1824) * November 25 – Christian Jank, scenic painter and stage designer, commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria to create concepts for architectural projects (born 1833 in architecture#Births, 1833)

References

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