1880 in architecture

The year 1880 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Buildings

 * August 14 – Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, is completed after 632 years.
 * Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof (railway station) in Berlin, Germany, rebuilt by Franz Heinrich Schwechten, is completed.
 * Manchester Central railway station in Manchester, England is completed.
 * Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne is completed.
 * Yıldız Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, is built.
 * Bathing Ghat, Bulandshahr, India, is completed.

Awards

 * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – John Loughborough Pearson.
 * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Louis Girault.

Births

 * April 1 – Louis Laybourne Smith – Australian architect (died 1965)
 * April 9 – Jan Letzel, Czech architect (died 1925)
 * May 4 – Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (died 1938)
 * May 19 – Albert Richardson, English architect, writer, and professor of architecture (died 1964)
 * May 25 – Eižens Laube, Latvian architect (died 1967)
 * June 15 – Aymar Embury II, American architect (died 1966)
 * October 23 – Dominikus Böhm, German church architect (died 1955)
 * November 9 – Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect, son of George Gilbert Scott, Jr. (died 1960)

Deaths

 * January 27 – Edward Middleton Barry, English architect (born 1830)
 * May 25 – Richard Lane, English architect (born 1795)
 * August 22 – Benjamin Ferrey, English architect (born 1810)

Developments

 * Margaret Hicks became the first woman to graduate from an architecture course at an American university.