Augustus Pugin
Augustus Pugin | |
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Portrait, c. 1840 | |
| Born | Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin 1 March 1812 Keppel Street, Bloomsbury, London, England |
| Died | 14 September 1852 (aged 40) Ramsgate, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Children | Edward Welby Pugin, Cuthbert Welby Pugin, Peter Paul Pugin, and three others |
| Father | Augustus Charles Pugin |
| Practice | Architecture and interior design in the Gothic style |
| Buildings | Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London |
| Design | Many Victorian churches, Big Ben, interior of the Houses of Parliament |
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (/ˈpjuːdʒɪn/ PEW-jin; 1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture. Among his best-known work is the interior and clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Pugin designed many churches in England, and some in Ireland and Australia. He was the son of Auguste Pugin, and the father of Edward Welby Pugin, Cuthbert Welby Pugin, and Peter Paul Pugin, who continued his architectural and interior design firm as Pugin & Pugin.