The year 1837 in architecture involved some significant events.
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- June 10 â Galerie des Batailles at the Palace of Versailles in France, designed by Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine with Frédéric Nepveu, is opened.
- July 13 â Christ Church, St Pancras, London, designed by James Pennethorne, is consecrated.
- July 20 â Euston railway station, the first main line station in London, is opened, incorporating the Euston Arch designed by Philip Hardwick (demolished 1961).
- "Great Stove" or Conservatory at Chatsworth House in England, designed by Joseph Paxton, is begun; it is the largest glass building in the world at this time (demolished 1923).
- Major reconstruction of Penrhyn Castle in North Wales by Thomas Hopper is largely completed.
- Rock Park, Rock Ferry, England, laid out by Jonathan Bennison.
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