Charles Barry

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English architect architect human

Charles Barry was a prominent 19th-century English architect best known for designing the Houses of Parliament in London and contributing significantly to the Gothic Revival style.

Aliases (1)

Sir Charles Barry ×5

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English architect → architect → human →
activeYearsEnd	1860 →
activeYearsStart	1810s →
architecturalStyle	Gothic Revival → Italianate →
awardReceived	Royal Gold Medal for architecture →
birthName	Charles Barry →
burialPlace	Westminster Abbey →
causeOfDeath	heart disease →
child	Alfred Barry → Charles Barry Jr. → Edward Middleton Barry →
collaboratedWith	Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin →
countryOfCitizenship	England → United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1795-05-23 →
dateOfDeath	1860-05-12 →
educatedAt	private schooling in London →
father	Walter Edward Barry →
genre	country houses → public buildings →
honorificTitle	Sir →
influenced	Victorian Gothic Revival architecture →
influencedBy	Italian Renaissance architecture →
knownFor	designing the Palace of Westminster after the 1834 fire →
memberOf	Royal Academy of Arts →
movement	Gothic Revival architecture →
name	Charles Barry →
notableWork	Bridgewater House, London → Cliveden House → Highclere Castle → Houses of Parliament → King Edward’s School, Birmingham (former building) → Manchester Athenaeum → Palace of Westminster → Reform Club, London → Trafalgar Square layout (contribution) → Travellers Club, London →
numberOfChildren	7 →
occupation	architect →
placeOfBirth	London →
placeOfDeath	London →
positionHeld	Royal Academician →
spouse	Sarah Rowsell →
workLocation	England → London →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bridgewater House, London → Central Lobby → Cliveden House → Elizabeth Tower → King Edward’s School, Birmingham (former building) → Manchester Art Gallery → Manchester Athenaeum → Palace of Westminster → Queen’s Robing Room → Reform Club, London → Victoria Tower →	architect
House of Commons chamber → House of Lords chamber → Parliament Square → Royal Gallery →	designedBy
Charles Barry Jr. ("Sir Charles Barry") → Edward Middleton Barry → Walter Edward Barry →	father
Highclere Castle → King Edward’s School, Birmingham (former building) ("Sir Charles Barry") → Manchester Athenaeum ("Sir Charles Barry") →	hasArchitect
Edward Middleton Barry ("Sir Charles Barry") → Walter Edward Barry →	relative
Royal Manchester Institution →	architectOfBuildingUsed
Charles Barry →	birthName
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin →	collaboratedWith
Westminster Bridge →	decoratedBy
Trafalgar Square →	developedBy
Victorian architecture →	hasNotableArchitect
Charles Barry →	name
Cliveden House →	rebuiltBy
Sarah Rowsell ("Sir Charles Barry") →	spouse