1873 in architecture

The year 1873 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

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Events

• May 1–October 31 – 1873 Vienna World's Fair (Weltausstellung 1873 Wien) is staged with the Rotunde as centrepiece. Architect for the exposition is Karl von Hasenauer, who is created Freiherr for his services; engineer for the Rotunda roof is John Scott Russell.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

A high point of Victorian architecture: G. G. Scott’s Midland Grand Hotel fronting London St Pancras station

• May 5 – Midland Grand Hotel in London, England, is substantially completed and opened, the largest hotel in the world at this time.[1]
• August 22 – Garrett Theatre, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.[2]
• September 2 – The Berlin Victory Column in Berlin, Germany.
• September 29 – Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa, Canada.[3]

Buildings completed

• Ørskog Church, Norway, by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan.
• Rua Augusta Arch in Lisbon, built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake.[4]
• Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, designed by H. H. Richardson.
• Rood Building, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• 549 Lordship Lane: the "Concrete House", East Dulwich, London.

Awards

• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Thomas Henry Wyatt
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Marcel Lambert

Births

• February 2 – Oskar Kaufmann, Hungarian-Jewish architect (died 1956)
• August 20 – Eliel Saarinen, Finnish art deco architect (died 1950)
• November 10 – David Lynn, US architect, Architect of the Capitol 1923–1954 (died 1961)[5]
• date unknown – Salvador Valeri i Pupurull, Catalan architect (died 1954)

Deaths

• May 2 – Samuel Sanders Teulon, English Gothic Revival architect (born 1812)[6]
• date unknown – Sampson Kempthorne, English architect and workhouse designer also practising in New Zealand (born 1809)

References

1. Lane, Thomas (2009-05-22). "Sleeping beauty awakes: the St Pancras Midland Grand hotel". building.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28.
2. Baptista de Lima, João (2008). Póvoa de Varzim – Monografia e Materiais para a sua história. Na Linha do horizonte – Biblioteca Poveira CMPV.
3. "Heritage Trust". Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
4. De Macedo, Joaquim (2010). A Guide to Lisbon and Its Environs Including Cintra and Mafra with a Large Plan of Lisbon. Read Books. pp. passim. ISBN 1-4455-5194-2.
5. "David Lynn". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
6. "Samuel Sanders Teulon, Fellow". Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects, Session 1872–73. 1873. pp. 215–7.