The year 1850 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
- Bratsberg Church, Trondheim, Norway.
- Hillsgrove Covered Bridge, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Britannia Bridge in North Wales, engineered by Robert Stephenson, is opened.
- Newcastle railway station in the north-east of England, designed by John Dobson, is opened.
- Sainte-Geneviève Library in Paris, designed by Henri Labrouste, is completed, the first major public building with an exposed cast-iron frame.
- Château de Boursault, France, designed by Jean-Jacques Arveuf-Fransquin.
- Peckforton Castle, England, designed by Anthony Salvin.
- Vénh Tràng Temple, Mỹ Tho, Vietnam.
Awards
Births
Deaths
References