1840 in architecture
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The year 1840 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- 27 April - The foundation stone of the new Palace of Westminster in London is laid as its reconstruction to a design by Charles Barry following a fire in 1834 begins (completed in 1860).[1]
- 31 August - Bristol Temple Meads railway station in England, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is opened.
- 30 September - Foundation of Nelson's Column, designed by William Railton, laid in London,[2] Trafalgar Square being laid out and paved around it during the year.[3]
- July Column, Place de la Bastille, Paris, designed by Jean-Antoine Alavoine and Joseph-Louis Duc, erected, incorporating Auguste Dumont's Génie de la Liberté and bas-reliefs by Antoine-Louis Barye and others.
- Robert Mills (architect) completes Old Patent Office Building, Washington D.C., USA.
[edit] Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Théodore Ballu.
[edit] Births
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[edit] Deaths
- Carl Ludvig Engel (born 1778)
[edit] References
- ^ Riding, Christine (2005-02-07). "Westminster: A New Palace for a New Age". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/church_state/westminster_later/westminster_new_palace_02.shtml. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 263–264. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
