Editing Charles Barry (section)

== Awards and recognition ==

* Barry was elected Associate of the [[Royal Academy]] on 2 November 1840<ref name="bingham">Bingham, p. 66</ref>
* On 10 February 1842 Barry was elected a Royal Academician of the Royal Academy,<ref name="bingham"/> his diploma work being a drawing of the south front of the [[Travellers Club]].<ref>Bingham, p. 67</ref>
* He was recognised by the main artistic bodies of many European countries, and was enrolled as a member of the academies of art in Rome ([[Accademia di San Luca]]) in 1842, [[Saint Petersburg]] ([[Imperial Academy of Arts]]) (1845), [[Brussels]] ([[Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Brussels|Royal Academy of Fine Arts]]) (1847), [[Berlin]] ([[Prussian Academy of Arts]]) (1849) and [[Stockholm]], ([[Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts]]) (1850). He was later elected to the [[Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts]].<ref name="barry316">Barry, p. 316</ref>
* Elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1849.
* Awarded the [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] [[Royal Gold Medal]] in 1850, it was presented to him on 3 June by [[Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey]], the president of the institute.<ref>Barry, p. 312</ref>
* Barry was [[knight]]ed in 1852 by [[Queen Victoria]] at [[Windsor Castle]],<ref>Barry, p. 203</ref> marking the completion of the main interiors of the Palace of Westminster.
* After the foundation of the [[American Institute of Architects]] in 1857 Barry was elected a member.<ref name="barry316"/>
* A [[London County Council]] [[blue plaque]], unveiled in 1950, commemorates Barry at "The Elms", his house by [[Clapham Common]].<ref name='EngHet'>{{cite web| url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/discover/blue-plaques/search/barry-sir-charles-1795-1860|title=BARRY, SIR CHARLES (1795–1860)|publisher=English Heritage| access-date=20 October 2012}}</ref>