1170s in architecture
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Buildings and structures
[edit]Buildings
[edit]- about 1170 – Airavatesvara Temple completed in Darasuram, India (Chola Empire).
- about 1170 – Galilee Chapel added to Durham Cathedral.[1]
- about 1170–1180 – Construction of St. Faith's Church, Sélestat, Alsace.
- 1170 – San Nicola Bell Tower, Pisa, Italy.
- 1171 – Romanesque building of the Tournai Cathedral, Hainaut consecrated.
- 1171 – Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral began under William of Sens.[2]
- 1171 – Pont d'Avignon begun.
- about 1171 – Castle of Almourol in the Tagus, Portugal, built.
- 1172 – Nur Al-Din Mosque completed in Hama, Syria.
- 1172 – Newcastle Castle in Northern England is rebuilt in stone.
- 1172 – Ikorta church built in Georgia.
- 1173 – Bell Tower of the Basilica di San Zeno completed in Verona, Italy.
- 1173 – Approximate traditional completion date of Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Mosul).
- 1173–1178 – First stage of work on campanile of Pisa cathedral in Italy, which becomes the Leaning Tower of Pisa.[3]
- 1174 – Monreale Cathedral begun.
- 1175 – Sainte-Trinité Abbey Church in Lessay begun.
- 1175 – Soissons Cathedral begun.
- 1175–1176 – Wells Cathedral begun.
- 1177 – The Piazza San Marco in Venice assumes its current shape.
- 1177 – Maria Laach Abbey in the Holy Roman Empire completed.
- Basilica Sant'Ambrogio, Milan begun.
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Airavatesvara Temple (1170) -
San Nicola Bell Tower, Pisa (1170) -
Durham Cathedral Galilee Chapel (1170) -
Tournai Cathedral (1171) -
Nur Al-Din Mosque, Hama (1172) -
San Zeno Bell Tower, Verona (1173) -
Maria Laach Abbey (1177)
References
[edit]- ^ Sutton, Ian (1999). Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20316-3.
- ^ "Canterbury Cathedral". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ Potts, David M.; Zdravković, Lidija (2001). Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering: Application. Thomas Telford. ISBN 978-0-7277-2783-1.