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The year 1889 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events

  • May 6–October 31 – Exposition Universelle in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower as its entrance arch. The Galerie des machines, designed by architect Ferdinand Dutert and engineer Victor Contamin, at 111&nbsp;m, spans the longest interior space in the world at this time. Among the Exposition displays is the History of Habitation, a series of houses designed by Charles Garnier imaginatively illustrating dwellings across many civilizations.
  • August 10 – At the Vienna Hofburg, the grand opening ceremony is held for the Imperial Natural History Museum (), begun in 1871; from August 13 to the end of December, the museum counts 175,000 visitors.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

thumb|250px|[[Eiffel Tower and Exposition Universelle]]

  • March 31 – Eiffel Tower in Paris, designed by Gustave Eiffel. At 300&nbsp;m, its height exceeds the previous tallest structure in the world by 130&nbsp;m.
  • April 10 – A star is placed on the Mole Antonelliana in Turin, Italy, designed by Alessandro Antonelli, bringing the building's total height to , making it the tallest brick building in Europe.
  • April 27 – The Ilha Fiscal Customs House, Brazil
  • June 30 — Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, Rhode Island, designed by Patrick Keely, is consecrated.
  • October 15 – Amsterdam Centraal railway station in the Netherlands, designed by Pierre Cuypers with roof engineered by L. J. Eijmer
  • December 9 – Auditorium Building in Chicago, United States, designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler

Buildings completed

  • July 12 – Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramento, California), United States, designed by Bryan J. Klinch
  • Custom House, Brisbane, Australia, designed by Charles McLay
  • Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, United States, designed by Edbrooke and Burnham
  • Lillesand Church, Norway, designed by Henrik Thrap-Meyer
  • First Presbyterian Church (Detroit, Michigan), United States, designed by George D. Mason and Zachariah Rice
  • St George's Church, Lisbon, Portugal, designed by John Medland and Charles Edward Powell
  • St. Lawrence Anglican Cathedral Ambohimanoro on Madagascar, designed by William White
  • Palau Güell in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí
  • Science Hall in University of Minnesota Old Campus Historic District, Minneapolis, United States, designed by Leroy Buffington and his assistant Harvey Ellis
  • Germania Bank Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, designed by J. Walter Stevens assisted by Harvey Ellis
  • Corbin Building in New York City, United States, designed by Francis H. Kimball
  • St. James Episcopal Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts), United States, designed by Henry M. Congdon

Awards

  • RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Charles Thomas Newton.

Births

  • May 10 – Mihran Mesrobian, Armenian-born American (died 1975)
  • May 21 – R. Harold Zook, American architect (died 1949)
  • June 24 – Charles Cowles-Voysey, English architect (died 1981)
  • August 26 – Jan Buijs, Dutch architect (died 1961)
  • October 25 – Sven Markelius, Swedish architect (died 1972)
  • December 23 – Joseph Emberton, English modernist architect (died 1956)

Deaths

  • March 10 – John Rhind, Scottish architect (born 1836)
  • June 1 – Charles Lanyon, English architect working in Northern Ireland (born 1813)
  • unknown date – James Hardie, American architect active in Natchez, Mississippi

References