1900 in architecture
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The year 1900 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- July 19 - The Paris Métro opens, with entrances designed by Hector Guimard in 1899.
- Antoni Gaudí begins work on the Parc Güell, which he works on for the next fourteen years.
- The Gare d'Orsay, now the famous Musée d'Orsay, is built in Paris by Victor Laloux.
- The Joseph Camberlain Clock Tower in Birmingham, United Kingdom is completed.
- The OXO Tower in London, United Kingdom is completed.
- The Royer Printing House, designed by Lucien Weissenburger, is completed.
- Dohodno Zdanie, Rousse, Bulgaria
[edit] Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Rodolfo Amadeo Lanciani.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
- February 6 - Paul Laszlo (died 1993)
- November 3 - Guillermo Gonzalez Sanchez (died 1970)
- Herbert Bayer (died 1985)
[edit] Deaths
- April 16 - Dankmar Adler (born 1844)
- Charles Barry (junior) (born 1823)fr:1900 en architecture
