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Overview of the events of 1889 in architecture
The year 1889 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings Eiffel Tower and Exposition Universelle March 31 - Eiffel Tower in Paris , designed by Gustave Eiffel , is inaugurated. At 300 m, its height exceeds the previous tallest structure in the world by 130 m.
May 6–October 31 - Exposition Universelle in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower as its entrance arch. The Galerie des machines Ferdinand Dutert and engineer Victor Contamin , at 111 m, spans the longest interior space in the world at this time.
July 12 - Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramento, California) , designed by Bryan J. Klinch, is completed.
August 10 - At the Vienna Hofburg , the grand opening ceremony is held for the Imperial Natural History Museum (German : K.k. Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum ), begun in 1871; from August 13 to the end of December, the museum counts 175,000 visitors.
October 15 - Amsterdam Centraal railway station in the Netherlands, designed by Pierre Cuypers with roof engineered by L. J. Eijmer, is opened.
December 9 - Auditorium Building in Chicago , designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler , is opened.
Custom House designed by Charles McLay in Brisbane , Australia is completed.Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta , designed by Edbrooke and Burnham, is completed.First Presbyterian Church (Detroit, Michigan) , designed by George D. Mason and Zachariah Rice, is built.Mole Antonelliana in Turin , Italy , designed by Alessandro Antonelli , is completed.Palau Güell in Barcelona , designed by Antoni Gaudí , is completed.Science Hall in University of Minnesota Old Campus Historic District , Minneapolis, designed by Leroy Buffington and his assistant Harvey Ellis , is built.
Germania Bank Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota, designed by J. Walter Stevens assisted by Harvey Ellis, is built.Awards Births Deaths 
