1781 in architecture
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The year 1781 in architecture involved some significant events.
Births
- March 13 - Karl Friedrich SchinkelKarl Friedrich SchinkelKarl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect, city planner, and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most prominent architects of Germany and designed both neoclassical and neogothic buildings.-Biography:Schinkel was born in Neuruppin, Margraviate of...
(died 18411841 in architectureThe year 1841 in architecture involved some significant events.-Births:* February 7 - Auguste Choisy * July 10 - John Belcher * July 13 - Otto Wagner...
) - Robert MillsRobert Mills (architect)Robert Mills , most famously known for designing the Washington Monument, is sometimes called the first native born American to become a professional architect, though Charles Bulfinch perhaps has a clearer claim to this honor...
(died 18551855 in architectureThe year 1855 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Palais d'Industrie built for the World Fair in Paris* The Old Stone Church built in Cleveland, Ohio* The Victoria Tower in London, England is completed.-Awards:...
) - Robert SmirkeRobert Smirke (architect)Sir Robert Smirke was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture his best known building in that style is the British Museum, though he also designed using other architectural styles...
(died 18671867 in architectureThe year 1867 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* January 1 — The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky is formally opened....
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