1800 in architecture
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The year 1800 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- November 1 - The White HouseWhite HouseThe White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
in Washington D.C., United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
is completed. However, the porticoes are not added until 18251825 in architectureThe year 1825 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The front and rear porticoes of The White House are added to the building.* Tuskulėnai Manor in Vilnius by Karol Podczaszyński completed-Births:...
. - The King's InnsKing's InnsThe Honorable Society of King's Inns , is the institution which controls the entry of barristers-at-law into the justice system of Ireland...
in Dublin, designed by James GandonJames GandonJames Gandon is today recognised as one of the leading architects to have worked in Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century. His better known works include The Custom House, the Four Courts, King's Inns in Dublin and Emo Court in Co...
, are completed.
Births
- September 30 - Decimus BurtonDecimus BurtonDecimus Burton was a prolific English architect and garden designer, He is particularly associated with projects in the classical style in London parks, including buildings at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and London Zoo, and with the layout and architecture of the seaside towns of Fleetwood and...
(died 18811881 in architectureThe year 1881 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:*Alþingishúsið in Reykjavik, Iceland is opened to house the National Parliament*Natural History Museum in London, England is opened*Tweed Courthouse is completed in New York City...
) - Isaiah RogersIsaiah RogersIsaiah Rogers was a US architect who practiced in Mobile, Alabama, Boston, Massachusetts, New York City, and Cincinnati, Ohio.-Background:...
(died 18691869 in architectureThe year 1869 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* November 17 - The modern Suez Canal opens.* Construction of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, designed by Christian Jank, is begun.* The Rotes Rathaus in Berlin, Germany is completed....
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