1070s in architecture

1060s ^. 1070s in architecture ^. 1080s

Architecture timeline

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• 1070 – Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, begun.
• 1070 – Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral in England following a fire.[1]
• 1070 – Rebuilding of York Minster in England begins.[2]
• 1070 – Construction of Dudley Castle in England by Ansculf de Picquigny begins.
• 1070 – Construction of Richmond Castle in Yorkshire, England begins.
• 1072 – Construction of Lincoln Cathedral in England begins.[3]
• 1075 – Würzburg Cathedral reconstruction completed (begun in 1045).
• 1075 – Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Galicia (Spain) begun. Tympanum dated 1078.
• 1076 – Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey in France completed.
• 1077 – Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy consecrated.
• 1077 – Current Bayeux Cathedral, Normandy consecrated.
• 1077 – Construction of St Albans Cathedral begins in England.[4]
• 1078 – Construction of Colchester Castle begins in England[2] under the direction of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester.
• 1078 (approx.) – White Tower (Tower of London) begun[2] under the direction of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester.
• 1078 (approx.) – Duomo of Pisa, Tuscany completed.
• 1079 – Rebuilding of Winchester Cathedral begun.[5]

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  Würzburg Cathedral (1075)
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  Abbey of St-Étienne, Caen (1077)

Births

Deaths

References

1. "The History of Canterbury Cathedral". Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
2. Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 53–55. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
3. "Lincoln Cathedral website". Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
4. "St Albans Cathedral website". Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
5. Sutton, Ian (1999). Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20316-3.