1803 in architecture
The year 1803 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- The Raj Bhavan in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
- Holy Cross Church, Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Charles Bulfinch, dedicated.
- St. John's Chapel (New York City), designed by John McComb, Jr. and his brother Isaac.
- Rivington Unitarian Chapel in Lancashire, England.
- Bob Church, Cluj, Transylvania.
- Casa del Labrador, designed by Isidro González Velásquez, at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez in Spain is completed.
- Nantwich Bridge in Cheshire, England, built by William Lightfoot.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: François-Narcisse Pagot.
Births
- April 3 – David Bryce, Scottish architect
- April 20 – Christian Hansen, Danish historicist architect
- August 3 – Joseph Paxton, English gardener, architect and MP
- October 16 – Robert Stephenson, English railway civil and mechanical engineer
- November 29 – Gottfried Semper, German architect, art critic and professor of architecture
Deaths
- date unknown – Ottone Calderari, Italian architect and writer