1080s in architecture
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| 1070s 1070s in architecture -Buildings:* 1070 - Nidaros Cathedral begun.* 1075 - Würzburg Cathedral reconstruction completed .* 1075 - Pilgrimage Church of St James, Santiago de Compostela begun.* 1076 - Saint-Guilhelm-le-Désert Abbey completed.... . 1080s in architecture . 1090s 1090s in architecture -Buildings:* about 1090 – Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe completed .* 1091 – Cairo Fatimid city wall built .* 1091 – Ananda Temple built in Bagan, Pagan Kingdom capital.... |
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Buildings
- 1080 - Rebuilding of St. Sernin's Basilica, Toulouse begun.
- 1080 - Construction of Cluny IIICluny AbbeyCluny Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was built in the Romanesque style, with three churches built in succession from the 10th to the early 12th centuries....
in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, begun. - 1081 - Current building of the Chora ChurchChora ChurchThe Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. The church is situated in Istanbul, in the Edirnekapı neighborhood, which lies in the western part of the municipality of Fatih...
built in ConstantinopleConstantinopleConstantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
(begun in 10771070s in architecture-Buildings:* 1070 - Nidaros Cathedral begun.* 1075 - Würzburg Cathedral reconstruction completed .* 1075 - Pilgrimage Church of St James, Santiago de Compostela begun.* 1076 - Saint-Guilhelm-le-Désert Abbey completed....
). - 1081 - Old Mainz CathedralMainz CathedralMainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany...
destroyed by a fire, marking the beginning of the construction of the current building. - 1081 - AljaferíaAljaferíaThe Aljafería Palace is a fortified medieval Islamic palace built during the second half of the 11th century in the Moorish taifa of Zaragoza of Al-Andalus, present day Zaragoza, Spain. It was the residence of the Banu Hud dynasty during the era of Abu Jaffar Al-Muqtadir after abolishing Banu...
Palace built in ZaragozaZaragozaZaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
(begun in 10651060s in architecture-Buildings:* c. 1060 – Construction of the Baphuon in Yasodharapura, Khmer Empire.* c. 1060 – Lawkananda Pagoda built in Bagan, Pagan Kingdom.* 1061 – Speyer Cathedral, Germany, completed....
). - 1082 - Great Mosque of TlemcenGreat Mosque of TlemcenThe Great Mosque of Tlemcen was first built in Tlemcen, Algeria in 1082. It is one of the best preserved examples of Almoravid architecture. It was built under sultan Yusuf ibn Tashfin, but substantially reconstructed and enlarged by his son Ali ibn Yusuf. An inscription dates this reconstruction...
built in the Almoravid Empire. - 1083 - Present Ely CathedralEly CathedralEly Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
begun. - before 1087 - Construction of the Church of Christ PantepoptesEski Imaret MosqueEski Imaret Mosque is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The church has traditionally been identified with that belonging to the Monastery of Christ Pantepoptes , meaning "Christ the all-seeing". It is the only documented 11th-century church in Istanbul which...
in ConstantinopleConstantinopleConstantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
begun. - 1087 - White Tower (Tower of London)White Tower (Tower of London)The White Tower is a central tower, the old keep, at the Tower of London.-History:The castle which later became known as the Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror in 1066. It began as a timber fortification enclosed by a palisade. In the next decade work began on the White Tower, the...
in EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
finished (begun in 1078). - 1087 - San Nicola di BariSan Nicola di BariSan Nicola di Bari can refer to :* Saint Nicholas, whose bones were moved to Bari from Myra in modern-day Turkey, in 1087* Basilica di San Nicola, the church in Bari built to house the saint's relics...
begun. - 1088 - Rebuilding of the Abbey of ClunyCluny AbbeyCluny Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was built in the Romanesque style, with three churches built in succession from the 10th to the early 12th centuries....
in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
begun. - 1088 - Eynsford CastleEynsford CastleEynsford Castle is one of the most complete Norman castles in England, located close to the village of Eynsford. Built in 1088, ransacked in the 14th century it fell into decay and is now in the care of English Heritage and open to the public...
built in EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. - 1089 - RomanesqueRomanesque architectureRomanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
stage of St Albans CathedralSt Albans CathedralSt Albans Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral church at St Albans, England. At , its nave is the longest of any cathedral in England...
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Births
- c. 1081 - Abbot SugerAbbot SugerSuger was one of the last Frankish abbot-statesmen, an historian, and the influential first patron of Gothic architecture....
(d. 11511150s in architecture-Buildings:* About 1150 - Lantern of Battistero di San Giovanni in Florence constructed.* 1150 - Murbach Abbey in Alsace completed.* 1151 - Zamora Cathedral begun.* 1152 - Great St. Martin Church in Cologne begun.* 1153 - Baptistry of Pisa begun....
), FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
abbot-statesman and patron of Gothic architectureGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
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