1839 in architecture
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The year 1839 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- Cambridge Camden SocietyCambridge Camden SocietyThe Cambridge Camden Society, later known as the Ecclesiological Society from 1845 when it moved to London, was a learned architectural society founded in 1839 by undergraduates at Cambridge University to promote "the study of Gothic Architecture, and of Ecclesiastical Antiques." Its activities...
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, Alexander Hope and Benjamin Webb to promote Gothic architecture.
Deaths
- August 31 - William WilkinsWilliam Wilkins (architect)William Wilkins RA was an English architect, classical scholar and archaeologist. He designed the National Gallery and University College in London, and buildings for several Cambridge colleges.-Life:...
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