1879 in architecture
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The year 1879 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- Autumn – Proposals to reconstruct the west front of St Mark's Basilica in Venice are criticised by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in Britain.
Buildings and structures
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- The Linderhof Palace in Bavaria, designed by Georg Dollman is completed.
- Grand Théâtre de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland opens on 2 October.
- St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan) in New York City, designed by James Renwick Jr., is dedicated.
- The Votive Church, Vienna, Austria, designed by Heinrich von Ferstel, is dedicated.
- Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut, designed by Richard M. Upjohn, is completed.
- Healy Hall at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., designed by Paul J. Pelz and John L. Smithmeyer, is completed.
- Provident Life & Trust Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by Frank Furness, is completed.
Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Marquis de Vogue
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Victor-Auguste Blavette
Births
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- June 6 – Patrick Abercrombie, English town planner (died 1957){{cite web |title=Sir Patrick Abercrombie {{!}} British architect |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patrick-Abercrombie |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 January 2020 |language=en}}
- July 1 – H. Craig Severance, American architect (died 1941)
- September 16 – Josep Maria Jujol, Catalan architect (died 1949)
Deaths
- May 15 – Gottfried Semper, German architect (born 1803)
- September 17 – Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect and architectural theorist (born 1814)