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Overview of the events of 1888 in architecture
The year 1888 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Victoria Terminus ,
Bombay
Castle of the Three Dragons , Barcelona
January 5 – The
Neues deutsches Theater, Prague , designed by
Fellner & Helmer with
Baron Karl von Hasenauer and Alfons Wertmüller.
April 11 – The
Concertgebouw in
Amsterdam , designed by Adolf Leonard van Gendt.
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May –
Victoria Terminus station building, designed by
Frederick William Stevens for the
Great Indian Peninsula Railway , in
Bombay 's
Bori Bunder district (modern-day: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai).
August 12 –
Plaza de Toros de El Bibio ,
Gijón , Asturias, Spain.
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August 17 –
Castle of the Three Dragons for
1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition , Spain, designed by
Lluís Domènech i Montaner .
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August 18 –
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof , designed by
Hermann Eggert and
Johann Wilhelm Schwedler .
September 20 –
Ghazanchetsots Cathedral (
Armenian Apostolic Church ), designed by Simon Ter-Hakobian(ts).
October 2 –
Annunciation Cathedral, Kharkiv , Ukraine, designed by Mikhail Lovtsov.
October 4 –
Princes Bridge ,
Melbourne , Australia, designed by
John Harry Grainger .
October 14 –
Burgtheater ,
Ringstraße ,
Vienna , designed by
Gottfried Semper and
Baron Karl von Hasenauer .
October 20 –
Zappeion , Athens, designed by
Theophil Hansen .
Autumn –
Georgia Institute of Technology ,
Atlanta , Georgia, USA (as the "Georgia School of Technology"), with
Tech Tower used for classrooms.
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Texas State Capitol ,
Austin, Texas , USA
St. Anne's Church, Bukit Mertajam , Malaysia.
Cathedral of Melo , Uruguay.
Conquest Plantation,
Pointe Coupee, Louisiana , USA, built in
Victorian style.
Illinois State Capitol ,
Springfield, Illinois , USA.
Ponce de León Hotel ,
St. Augustine, Florida , USA, designed by
John Carrere and Thomas Hastings .
Texas State Capitol ,
Austin, Texas , USA, designed by
Elijah E. Myers .
Allegheny County Courthouse ,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , designed by
H.H. Richardson .
High Royds Hospital (West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum) near
Leeds , England, designed by J. Vickers Edwards.
Several buildings for the
International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry held in Glasgow, key architect being
James Sellars .
Elizabeth Plankinton House ,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin , USA, designed by
E. Townsend Mix .
Casino Notabile ,
Mdina ,
Malta , designed by
Webster Paulson .