1872 in architecture

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The year 1872 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

Buildings and structures

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=Buildings opened=

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  • July – The Albert Memorial in London, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, is opened by Queen Victoria.{{cite web|url=http://www.architecture.com/LibraryDrawingsAndPhotographs/Albertopolis/TheStoryOf/AlbertMemorial/MemorialUnderConstruction.aspx|title=Construction of the memorial|publisher=Royal Institute of British Architects|access-date=17 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302020453/http://www.architecture.com/LibraryDrawingsAndPhotographs/Albertopolis/TheStoryOf/AlbertMemorial/MemorialUnderConstruction.aspx|archive-date=2012-03-02|url-status=dead}}
  • December 12Church of San Agustin, Laredo, Texas, is opened
  • The Ancoats Hospital, an enlargement of the existing building, in Manchester, England, designed by Lewis and Crawcroft, begins construction.{{cite book|author1=Hartwell, Clare |author2=Hyde, Matthew |author3=Pevsner, Nikolaus |year=2001|title=Lancashire: Manchester And The South-East|series=Pevsner Architectural Guides|location=New Haven; London|publisher=Yale University Press|page=379|isbn=978-0-300-10583-4}}

=Buildings completed=

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