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Charles Barry

1795 - 1860

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Sir Charles Barry FRS RA (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) was a British architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament) in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens. He is known for his major contribution to the use of Italianate architecture in Britain, especially the use of the Palazzo as basis for the design of country houses, city mansions and public buildings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Barry has received more than 427,778 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Barry is the 240th most popular architect (up from 247th in 2019), the 1,821st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,815th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Architect.

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  • 19

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Charles Barry ranks 240 out of 424. Before him are Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, Robert de Cotte, Kazuyo Sejima, Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Giacomo Quarenghi, and Elissa Aalto. After him are Luigi Vanvitelli, Alexander Tamanian, Gae Aulenti, Boris Iofan, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Max Fabiani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, Charles Barry ranks 29. Before him are Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria, Augustin Thierry, Anselme Payen, Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, and Antoine-Louis Barye. After him are Anton Schindler, Dingane kaSenzangakhona, Policarpa Salavarrieta, Thomas Arnold, Ghazi Muhammad, and Arthur Morin. Among people deceased in 1860, Charles Barry ranks 26. Before him are Ang Duong, Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and Ii Naosuke. After him are Duchess Marie of Württemberg, Ferdinand Christian Baur, Joseph Cafasso, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, Aleksey Khomyakov, and Ludwig Rellstab.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Barry ranks 1,821 out of 7,765. Before him are John Lydon (1956), Stephen Langton (1150), J. F. C. Fuller (1878), Tim Rice (1944), John Fastolf (1380), and Phil Lynott (1949). After him are Henry Percy (1364), Ian Callaghan (1942), Alan Sillitoe (1928), William Renshaw (1861), Robert Catesby (1573), and Vanessa Bell (1879).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Charles Barry ranks 13. Before him are Michael Ventris (1922), John Nash (1752), Ebenezer Howard (1850), Glenn Murcutt (1936), Archibald Leitch (1865), and Augustus Pugin (1812). After him are William Kent (1685), John Vanbrugh (1664), John Soane (1753), David Chipperfield (1953), Thomas Telford (1757), and Edwin Lutyens (1869).

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