1180s in architecture
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1170s 1170s in architecture -Buildings:* about 1170 - Airavatesvara Temple completed in Darasuram, India .* about 1170 - Galilee Chapel added to Durham Cathedral.* about 1170-1180 - Construction of St... . 1180s in architecture . 1190s 1190s in architecture -Buildings:* 1191 – St. Gereon's Basilica in Cologne, Holy Roman Empire, consecrated.* 1191 – Preah Khan Baray built in Angkor, Khmer Empire.* 1192 – Torpo stave church, Norway, built.* 1192 – Rebuilding of Lincoln Cathedral begun.... |
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- about 1180 – Reconstruction of the nave and transept of St. Sernin's Basilica, Toulouse, 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...
completed. - about 1180 – Reconstruction of St. Faith's Church, SélestatSt. Faith's Church, SélestatThe Roman Catholic Church of Saint Faith of Sélestat is a major Romanesque architecture landmark along the Route Romane d'Alsace in the East of France...
, AlsaceAlsaceAlsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
completed. - 1181 – Worms CathedralWorms CathedralCathedral of St Peter is a church in Worms, southern Germany. It was the seat of the Catholic Prince-Bishopric of Worms until its extinction in 1800.It is a basilica with four round towers, two large domes, and a choir at each end...
in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
mostly finished. - 1183 – Cathedral of MonrealeMonrealeMonreale is a town and comune in the province of Palermo, in Sicily, Italy, on the slope of Monte Caputo, overlooking the very fertile valley called "La Conca d'oro" , famed for its orange, olive and almond trees, the produce of which is exported in large quantities...
, SicilyKingdom of SicilyThe Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in the south of Italy from its founding by Roger II in 1130 until 1816. It was a successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded in 1071 during the Norman conquest of southern Italy...
, built. - 1184 – Modena Cathedral consecrated.
- 1185 – Reconstruction of Basle Cathedral begun.
- 1189 – Rebuilding of Chengling Pagoda (澄灵塔) of ZhengdingZhengdingZhengding is a county in Hebei Province approximately 260 kilometers south of Beijing, China. It comes under the administration of nearby Shijiazhuang City and has a population of 594,000. Zhengding has been an important religious center for more than 1,000 years, from - at least - the times...
, China is completed (begun 1161). - 1186 – Ta ProhmTa ProhmTa Prohm is the modern name of a temple at Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara...
temple built in AngkorAngkorAngkor is a region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries. The word Angkor is derived from the Sanskrit nagara , meaning "city"...
. - Main period of work on Dover CastleDover CastleDover Castle is a medieval castle in the town of the same name in the English county of Kent. It was founded in the 12th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history...
. - Reconstruction of Chichester CathedralChichester CathedralThe Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, otherwise called Chichester Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in Sussex, England...
begun.