1889 in architecture
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[edit] Buildings
- March 31 - Eiffel Tower in Paris, designed by Gustave Eiffel, is inaugurated.
- August 10 - At the Vienna Hofburg, the grand opening ceremony is held for the Imperial Natural History Museum (German: K.k. Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum), begun in 1871; from August 13, 1889 to the end of December 1889, the museum counted 175,000 visitors.
- Palau Güell in Barcelona designed by Antoni Gaudí is completed.
- Auditorium Building, Chicago designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler.
- Mole Antonelliana in Turin, Italy is completed.
- Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia is completed.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- June 24 - Charles Cowles-Voysey (died 1981)
