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The year 1880 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• August 14 – Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, is completed after 632 years.
• Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof (railway station) in Berlin, Germany, rebuilt by Franz Heinrich Schwechten, is completed.
• Manchester Central railway station in Manchester, England is completed.
• Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne is completed.
• Yıldız Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, is built.
• Bathing Ghat, Bulandshahr, India, is completed.

Awards

• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – John Loughborough Pearson.
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Louis Girault.

Births

• April 1 – Louis Laybourne Smith – Australian architect (died 1965)
• April 9 – Jan Letzel, Czech architect (died 1925)
• May 4 – Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (died 1938)
• May 19 – Albert Richardson, English architect, writer, and professor of architecture (died 1964)
• May 25 – Eižens Laube, Latvian architect (died 1967)
• June 15 – Aymar Embury II, American architect (died 1966)
• October 23 – Dominikus Böhm, German church architect (died 1955)
• November 9 – Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect, son of George Gilbert Scott, Jr. (died 1960)

Deaths

• January 27 – Edward Middleton Barry, English architect (born 1830)
• May 25 – Richard Lane, English architect (born 1795)
• August 22 – Benjamin Ferrey, English architect (born 1810)

Developments

• Margaret Hicks became the first woman to graduate from an architecture course at an American university.

References

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2. "Anhalter Bahnhof (Berlin-Kreuzberg, 1880)". Structurae (in German). Retrieved 19 January 2018.
3. Britton, Paul (15 April 2013). "Guided tour will track history of former station". men. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
4. "Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
5. Goold, David. "John Loughborough Pearson – Dictionary of Scottish Architects". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
6. Gelis-Didot, Pierre (2012). Paris Mansions and Apartments 1893: Facades, Floor Plans and Architectural Details. Courier Corporation. ISBN 978-0-486-15431-2.
7. Irwin, J. C. "Smith, Louis Laybourne (1880–1965)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
8. A look at the Czech architect who built Hiroshima's Industrial Promotion Hall — today's A-Bomb Dome.
9. "Sir Albert Richardson". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
10. "Eižens Laube". nekropole.info. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
11. Stamp, Gavin (2004). "Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert (1880–1960)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60773. Retrieved 2016-03-23. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
12. "Royal Academy of Arts Collections – Person". www.racollection.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
13. "Richard Lane". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
14. "Benjamin Ferrey". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
15. "The History of Cornell AAP". Cornell University Architecture Art and Planning. Cornell University. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

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