Timeline of Architecture - 1880s

1880s

• 1889 – The 1889 Paris exhibition showcases some of the new technologies of iron, steel, and glass, including the Eiffel Tower.
• 1888 – The Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888) displays many buildings by Lluís Domènech i Montaner and other Catalan architects.
• 1887 – H. H. Richardson's Marshall Field Store in Chicago is completed.
• 1886 – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is born.
• 1885 – William Le Baron Jenney builds the first metal-frame skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, in Chicago.
• 1884 – Gaudí is given the commission for the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, which he will work on until 1926.
• 1883 – Antoni Gaudí completes his Casa Vicens in Barcelona.
• 1882 –
• 1881 – The Natural History Museum in London opens.
• 1880 – Cologne Cathedral is finally completed after 632 years.