page_title: 1937 in architecture
section_title: Buildings opened
hierarchical_section_title: 1937 in architecture / Buildings and structures / Buildings opened
caption_attribution_description: The Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco, CA at sunset. This photo was taken from the Marin Headlands
context_page_description: The year 1937 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
context_section_description: May 6 – Chelsea Bridge in Pimlico, London, designed by G. Topham Forrest, former head of London County Council's Architect's Department, opened by the Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie King.
  May 27 – The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, longest suspension bridge in the world by the length of central span (1937–1964), designed by Joseph B. Strauss.
  July 18 – Haus der deutschen Kunst ("House of German Art") in Munich, designed by Paul Troost (died 1934), opened by Adolf Hitler to display art of the Third Reich.
caption: Golden Gate Bridge
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