1900 in architecture
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See also: 1899 in architecture, other events of 1900, 1901 in architecture and the architecture timeline.
Buildings
- July 19 - The Paris Métro opens, with entrances designed by Hector Guimard in 1899.
- Antoni Gaudí begins work on the Parc Güell, which he works on for the next fourteen years.
- The Gare d'Orsay, now the famous Musée d'Orsay, is built in Paris by Victor Laloux.
- The Joseph Camberlain Clock Tower in Birmingham, United Kingdom is completed.
- The OXO Tower in London, United Kingdom is completed.
- The Royer Printing House, designed by Lucien Weissenburger, is completed.
Births
- February 6 - Paul Laszlo (died 1993)
Deaths
- April 16 - Dankmar Adler (born 1844)
- Charles Barry (junior) (born 1823)
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