1840 in architecture
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The year 1840 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] 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]
- Bristol Temple Meads railway station in England, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
- 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.
