1875 in architecture

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The year 1875 in architecture involved some significant events.

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  • January 5 – Palais Garnier, home of the Paris Opera in France, designed by Charles Garnier, opens.
  • June 13 – Sage Chapel at Cornell University, designed by Charles Babcock, holds opening services.{{cite web|url=http://www.news.cornell.edu/chronicle/05/4.7.05/CURW_Sage_anniv.html |title=CURW, Sage Chapel host events to celebrate dual anniversaries|publisher=Cornell Chronicle |date=2005-04-07 |access-date=2012-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060209084322/http://news.cornell.edu/chronicle/05/4.7.05/CURW_Sage_anniv.html|archive-date=9 February 2006}}{{cite book |title=Guide to the Campus: Cornell University |date=1920 |publisher=Cornell University |location=Ithaca, New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924055960987/page/n71 46] |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924055960987 |access-date=11 November 2018}}
  • Congregational Chapel, Wellingborough, England, designed by Edward Sharman and Caleb Archer, is completed.{{cite book|first=Ernest|last=Drew|title=Then and Now|year=1925|location=Wellingborough|publisher=United Congregational Church|quote=probably the most original... experiment in Free Church architecture in this country.}}
  • Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia is completed.
  • William Watts Sherman House, Newport, Rhode Island, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, is built.
  • The Hermannsdenkmal monument in Berlin, Germany, designed by sculptor Ernst von Bandel, is completed.
  • Cize–Bolozon viaduct opens to rail traffic across the Ain in France.

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