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The year 1888 in architecture involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Events 2 Buildings 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

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• April 11 - The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, designed by Adolf Leonard van Gendt, opens.
• In Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, the Conquest Plantation is built in Victorian style.
• In Atlanta, Georgia Tech opens (as the "Georgia School of Technology"), with Tech Tower used for classrooms.
• Illinois State Capitol - located in Springfield, Illinois.
• Ponce de León Hotel - St. Augustine, Florida, designed by John Carrere and Thomas Hastings.
• Texas State Capitol - Austin, Texas, designed by Elijah E. Myers.
• Allegheny County Courthouse - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, designed by H.H. Richardson.

[edit] Awards

• Royal Gold Medal - Theophil Freiherr von Hansen.
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).

[edit] Births

• June 24 - Gerrit Rietveld (died 1964)

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