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Overview of the events of 1857 in architecture
The year 1857 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
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Absecon Lighthouse in
Atlantic City,
New Jersey,
United States, designed by
George Meade.
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Ahırkapı Feneri (lighthouse), Istanbul, Turkey, designed by French engineers.
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Britannia Music Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, designed by
Thomas Gildard and H. M. McFarlane.
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Old Town Hall, Silkeborg, Denmark, designed by H. C. Zeltner.
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Schwerin Palace,
Mecklenburg, largely designed by
Georg Adolf Demmler [
de].
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Borujerdis House,
Kashan,
Persia, designed by
Ustad Ali Maryam.
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Pont Saint-Michel, Paris, France, designed by
Paul-Martin Gallocher de Lagalisserie and Paul Vaudrey.
- Basilica of
Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, France, completed by
Théodore Ballu to the design of
Franz Christian Gau.
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All Saints' Church, Maidenhead, England, designed and with murals painted by
George Edmund Street, with associated school.
- Museum,
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, designed by
Thomas Deane and
Benjamin Woodward.
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United States Custom House, designed by
Ammi B. Young, opens in
Providence, Rhode Island
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Zeldenrust, Zuidbarge smock mill, Netherlands.
Awards
Births
Deaths
References