1070s in architecture

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

Architecture timeline

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)

References

1. "The History of Canterbury Cathedral". 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.