1812 in architecture
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The year 1812 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- The Egyptian HallEgyptian HallFor the Glasgow building see The Egyptian Halls.The Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London, was an Exhibition hall built in the ancient Egyptian style in 1812, to the designs of Peter Frederick Robinson.-History:...
in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, designed by P. F. RobinsonPeter Frederick RobinsonPeter Frederick Robinson was an English architect.-Life:Peter Frederick Robinson began his career in Henry Holland's office and worked under William Porden at the Brighton Pavilion in 1801–2...
, is completed. - The Theatre Royal, Drury LaneTheatre Royal, Drury LaneThe Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane. The building standing today is the most recent in a line of four theatres at the same location dating back to 1663,...
in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, designed by Benjamin Dean WyattBenjamin Dean WyattBenjamin Dean Wyatt was an English architect. He was the son and pupil of the architect James Wyatt, and the brother of Matthew Cotes Wyatt....
, is completed.
Births
- March 1 - August Pugin (died 18521852 in architectureThe year 1852 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The House of Commons in the Palace of Westminster designed by Charles Barry and August Pugin is completed.* King's Cross railway station in London is completed.-Awards:...
) - November 9 - Paul AbadiePaul AbadiePaul Abadie was a French architect and building restorer.-Biography:Abadie worked on the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, Église Sainte-Croix of Bordeaux, Saint-Pierre of Angoulême and Saint-Front of Périgueux...
(died 18841884 in architectureThe year 1884 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Antoni Gaudí begins work on the Sagrada Família cathedral in Barcelona.* Washington Monument in Washington, DC, designed by Robert Mills is completed....
) - Samuel Sanders TeulonSamuel Sanders TeulonSamuel Sanders Teulon was a notable 19th century English Gothic Revival architect.-Family:Teulon was born in Greenwich in south-east London, the son of a cabinet-maker from a French Huguenot family. His younger brother William Milford Teulon also became an architect...
(died 18731873 in architectureThe year 1873 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Berlin victory column in Berlin, Germany is completed and inaugurated.* Midland Grand Hotel in London, United Kingdom is opened, the largest hotel in the world at the time....
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