The year 1889 in architecture involved some significant events.
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Buildings[]
March 31 - Eiffel Tower in Paris, designed by Gustave Eiffel, is inaugurated. At 300 m, its height exceeds the previous tallest structure in the world by 130 m.
Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, designed by Edbrooke and Burnham, is completed.
Mole Antonelliana in Turin, Italy, designed by Alessandro Antonelli, is completed.
Amsterdam Central station, designed by Pierre Cuypers, is completed.
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Births[edit][]
- June 24 - Charles Cowles-Voysey (died 1981)
- August 26 - Jan Buijs (died 1961)
- October 25 - Sven Markelius (died 1972)
- R. Harold Zook (died 1949)
Deaths[edit][]
- May 31 - Charles Lanyon (born 1813)