page_title: 1979 in architecture
section_title: Buildings opened
hierarchical_section_title: 1979 in architecture / Buildings and structures / Buildings opened
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Cathédrale Sao Sebastiao de Rio de Janeiro
context_page_description: The year 1979 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
context_section_description: March – Kuwait Towers opens in Kuwait City with a Viewing Sphere which completes a full turn every 30 minutes.
  September 2 – Prabhupada's Palace of Gold is dedicated in Marshall County, West Virginia, USA, as a memorial shrine built by Hare Krishna devotees.
  September 3 – National Theater of Cuba, Havana; construction of the building began in 1951.
  October 10 – The Atheneum, designed by Richard Meier, opens as a visitor center in New Harmony, Indiana.
caption: The Rio de Janeiro Cathedral, Brazil
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