1867 in architecture
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The year 1867 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- January 1 — The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky is formally opened.
- May 20 — Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone for the Royal Albert Hall, designed by Captain Francis Fowke and Colonel H.Y. Darracott Scott.
- July 31 — St Giles Church in Willenhall is completed and consecrated.
- September 27 — Zagreb Synagogue is completed and consecrated.
[edit] Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal — Charles Texier.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Émile Bénard.
[edit] Developments
- Joseph Monier patented reinforced concrete.
[edit] Births
- March 10 — Hector Guimard (died 1942)
- June 8 — Frank Lloyd Wright (died 1959)
- June 22 — John A. Pearson (died 1940)
[edit] Deaths
- March 25 — Jakob Ignaz Hittorff, Franco-German architect, who supervised changes at Palais Beauharnais in Paris (b. 1792)
- April 18 — Robert Smirke (b. 1781)
