Architecture of the 1890s

27 buildings · 8 countries

Art Nouveau swept Europe while Chicago prepared for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.

Buildings
27
Styles
1
Countries
8
Span
1890–1899
Vienna University of Economics and Business

Vienna University of Economics and Business

Zaha Hadid Architects · 1898
Vienna, Austria
London Underground

London Underground

Norman Foster · 1890
Greater London, United Kingdom
Lenbachhaus

Lenbachhaus

Norman Foster · 1891
Munich, Germany
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Tadao Ando · 1892
Fort Worth, United States
Denver Art Museum

Denver Art Museum

Daniel Libeskind · 1893
Denver County, United States
De Young Museum

De Young Museum

Herzog & de Meuron · 1895
San Francisco, United States
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Musical Instruments Museum

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Musical Instruments Museum

Renzo Piano · 1895
Rome, Italy
Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums

Renzo Piano · 1895
Cambridge, United States
British Library of Political and Economic Science

British Library of Political and Economic Science

Foster + Partners · 1896
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Misono-za

Misono-za

Kengo Kuma · 1896
Parrish Art Museum

Parrish Art Museum

Herzog & de Meuron · 1897
Suffolk County, United States
Dresden Hauptbahnhof

Dresden Hauptbahnhof

Foster + Partners · 1898
Dresden, Germany
Choate Rosemary Hall

Choate Rosemary Hall

I. M. Pei · 1890
Wallingford, United States
Artus Court in Toruń

Artus Court in Toruń

Rudolph Schmidt · 1891
Toruń, Poland
Księży Młyn

Księży Młyn

1891
Stary Widzew, Poland
Madrid Atocha railway station

Madrid Atocha railway station

Rafael Moneo · 1892
Madrid, Spain
Łódź Jewish Cemetery

Łódź Jewish Cemetery

1892
Bałuty-Doły, Poland
Blackpool Tower

Blackpool Tower

Maxwell and Tuke · 1894
Blackpool, United Kingdom
Augenklinik Herzog Carl Theodor

Augenklinik Herzog Carl Theodor

1895
Munich, Germany
Polish Baltic Philharmonic

Polish Baltic Philharmonic

1896
Gdańsk, Poland
St. Florian's Cathedral

St. Florian's Cathedral

Józef Pius Dziekoński · 1897
Warsaw, Poland
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art

I. M. Pei · 1897
Syracuse, United States
University of Chicago

University of Chicago

Eero Saarinen · 1890
Chicago, United States
Palau Güell

Palau Güell

Antoni Gaudí · 1890
El Raval, Spain
Casa Botines

Casa Botines

Antoni Gaudí · 1892
León, Spain
Maria Hilf

Maria Hilf

Adolf Nöcker · 1896
Casa Calvet

Casa Calvet

Antoni Gaudí · 1898
Dreta de l'Eixample, Spain

Frequently Asked Questions

What architectural styles defined the 1890s?+

The dominant styles of the 1890s include Gothic Revival. The Parametric Atlas documents 27 buildings from this decade.

What are the most important buildings from the 1890s?+

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Which countries built the most notable architecture in the 1890s?+

The most active countries for notable architecture in the 1890s were Austria, United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Italy.