1893 in architecture

Overview of the events of 1893 in architecture

Buildings and structures

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The year 1893 in architecture, involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

May 1 – The World's Columbian Exposition, including 600 temporary buildings, opens to the public in Chicago, USA.^[1]

Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, Kraków, Poland, designed by Jan Zawiejski, opened as the Teatr Miejski on October 21.
Museum for the Macedonian Struggle (Thessaloniki)^[2]
Refinery for Pacific Coast Borax Company, the first reinforced concrete building in the United States.
Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
St. Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Catholic Church in Strasbourg, France, completed.
Château Frontenac hotel for Canadian Pacific Railway in Old Quebec, designed by Bruce Price, opened on December 18.
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, designed by Frank Furness and the largest passenger railroad terminal in the world at this time.
Reconstruction of Ramsay Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland, by Patrick Geddes, Stewart Henbest Capper and Sydney Mitchell.
Bradbury Building in Los Angeles, California, United States.

February 14 – Kay Fisker, Danish architect, designer and educator (died 1965)
February 28 – Ivan Vasilyov, Bulgarian architect (died 1979)
May 19 – Gudolf Blakstad, Norwegian architect (died 1985)
June 1 – Otto Eisler, Czech architect (died 1968)
September 15 – Rene Paul Chambellan, American architectural sculptor (died 1955)
September 20 – Hans Scharoun, German architect (died 1972)
September 27 – Ad van der Steur, Dutch architect (died 1953)

^ Truman, Benjamin (1893). History of the World's Fair: Being a Complete and Authentic Description of the Columbian Exposition From Its Inception. Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Keller & Co.
^ Museum of the Macedonian Struggle Foundation (official site).