Editing 1879 in architecture

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The year '''1879 in architecture''' involved some significant events.

==Events==
* Autumn – Proposals to reconstruct the west front of [[St Mark's Basilica]] in [[Venice]] are criticised by the [[Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings]] in Britain.

==Buildings and structures==
{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1879}}
===Buildings===
[[File:Schloss Linderhof.JPG|thumb|[[Linderhof Palace]] in [[Bavaria]], Germany]]
* The [[Linderhof Palace]] in [[Bavaria]], designed by [[Georg Dollman]] is completed.
* [[Grand Théâtre de Genève]] in [[Geneva]], Switzerland opens on 2 October.
* [[St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan)]] in [[New York City]], designed by [[James Renwick Jr.]], is dedicated.
* The [[Votive Church, Vienna]], [[Austria]], designed by [[Heinrich von Ferstel]], is dedicated.
* [[Connecticut State Capitol]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]], designed by [[Richard M. Upjohn]], is completed.
* [[Healy Hall]] at [[Georgetown University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], designed by [[Paul J. Pelz]] and [[John L. Smithmeyer]], is completed.
* [[Provident Life & Trust Company]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], designed by [[Frank Furness]], is completed.

==Awards==
* [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] [[Royal Gold Medal]] – [[Marquis de Vogue]]
* [[Grand Prix de Rome]], architecture: [[:fr:Victor-Auguste Blavette|Victor-Auguste Blavette]]

==Births==
[[File:ETH-BIB-Semper, Gottfried (1803-1879)-Portrait-Portr 10869.tif (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Gottfried Semper]]]]
* June 6 – [[Patrick Abercrombie]], English town planner (died [[1957 in architecture|1957]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Patrick Abercrombie {{!}} British architect |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patrick-Abercrombie |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* July 1 – [[H. Craig Severance]], American architect (died [[1941 in architecture|1941]])
* September 16 – [[Josep Maria Jujol]], Catalan architect (died [[1949 in architecture|1949]])

==Deaths==
* May 15 – [[Gottfried Semper]], German architect (born [[1803 in architecture|1803]])
* September 17 – [[Eugène Viollet-le-Duc]], French architect and architectural theorist (born [[1814 in architecture|1814]])

==References==
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[[Category:1879 works|Architecture]]
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[[Category:19th-century architecture]]