1823 in architecture

The year 1823 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings

* Work begins on the British Museum in London, designed by Robert Smirke (later Sir Robert).
* Work begins on the Altes Museum in Berlin, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, which is completed in 1830.
* William Strickland built Saint Stephen's Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the first Gothic revival buildings.

Awards

* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Félix Duban.

Births

* March 8 - Thomas Fuller (died 1898)
* Charles Barry (junior), son of Charles Barry (died 1900)
* Francis Fowke (died 1865)

Deaths


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