1819 in architecture

The year 1819 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

Construction of Karlsborg Fortress in Sweden begins.
Construction of Mikhailovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg begins.
Sculptural work begins at the Schauspielhaus in Berlin, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

Buildings and structures

Buildings completed

Casa de la Guerra, Santa Barbara, USA
Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, USA, designed by Alexander Parris and Solomon Willard
Greek-Catholic Church in Giurtelecu Şimleului, Romania
The Plymouth Athenaeum, England, designed by John Foulston
New Théâtre de l'Odéon in Paris, designed by Pierre Thomas Baraguay
Vartiovuori Observatory, Turku, Finland

Awards

Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Félix-Emmanuel Callet and Jean-Baptiste Lesueur.

Births

January 20 – Edward Milner, English landscape architect
February 8 – John Ruskin, English polymath and critic
May 15 – Alphonse Balat, Belgian architect
May 20 – Sir Horace Jones, Architect and Surveyor to the City of London
Approximate date – Francis Fowler, English architect

Deaths

January 22 – Gian Antonio Selva, Italian neoclassical architect
March 13 – Charles Wyatt, English politician and architect
August 1 – Pierre-Adrien Pâris, French architect, painter and designer