1819 in architecture

The year 1819 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

 * Construction of Karlsborg Fortress in Sweden begins.
 * Construction of Mikhailovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg begins.
 * Sculptural work begins at the Schauspielhaus in Berlin (the modern-day Konzerthaus Berlin), designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

Buildings completed

 * Casa de la Guerra, Santa Barbara, USA
 * Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, USA, designed by Alexander Parris and Solomon Willard
 * Greek-Catholic Church in Giurtelecu Şimleului, Romania (demolished in 1973)
 * The Plymouth Athenaeum, England, designed by John Foulston (destroyed in 1941)
 * New Théâtre de l'Odéon in Paris, designed by Pierre Thomas Baraguay (opened in September)
 * Vartiovuori Observatory, Turku, Finland

Awards

 * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Félix-Emmanuel Callet and Jean-Baptiste Lesueur.

Births

 * January 20 – Edward Milner, English landscape architect (died 1884)
 * February 8 – John Ruskin, English polymath and critic (died 1900)
 * May 15 – Alphonse Balat, Belgian architect (died 1895)
 * May 20 – Sir Horace Jones, Architect and Surveyor to the City of London (died 1887)
 * Approximate date – Francis Fowler, English architect (died 1893)

Deaths

 * January 22 – Gian Antonio Selva, Italian neoclassical architect (born 1751)
 * March 13 – Charles Wyatt, English politician and architect (born 1758)
 * August 1 – Pierre-Adrien Pâris, French architect, painter and designer (born 1745)