1843 in architecture
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The year 1843 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings and structures
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- March 25 – The Thames Tunnel in London, constructed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Marc Isambard Brunel,{{cite book |last1=Burland |first1=J. B. |last2=Standing |first2=James R. |last3=Jardine |first3=F. M. |title=Building Response to Tunnelling: Case Studies from Construction of the Jubilee Line Extension, London |date=2001 |publisher=Thomas Telford |isbn=978-0-7277-3017-6 |page=120 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UgcHBtYPYy0C&pg=PA120 |language=en}} the oldest underwater tunnel in the world, opens to the public.{{cite web |title=Thames Tunnel (Plan and elevation of the Rotherhithe Tunnel - engineer Isambard Marc Brunel -annotated in ink) Opened 25 march 1843 {{!}} Royal Museums Greenwich |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-149873 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |access-date=17 December 2022}}
- Nelson's Column in London, designed by William Railton, is completed.
- McGill University's original building, later known as the Arts Building, is completed in Montreal by architect John Ostell.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jacques-Martin Tétaz.
Births
- July 6 – Robert S. Roeschlaub, German-born architect working in Colorado (died 1923)
- November 29 – Gertrude Jekyll, English garden designer (died 1932)
Deaths
- January 13 – Peter Atkinson, English-born architect (born 1776)
References
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Category:Years in architecture
Category:19th-century architecture
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