11th century in architecture
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Buildings and structures
Buildings
- 1001
- The Cathedral of Ani is built in Armenia.
- St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim begun.
- 1002 – Brihadishwara Temple of Thanjavur, India (Chola Empire) begun.
- 1008 – Rebuilt Torcello Cathedral in the Veneto consecrated.
- 1009 – Saint-Martin-du-Canigou in Catalonia consecrated.
- By c. 1010 – Church of the Saviour at Berestove built.
- 1011 – San Vittore alle Chiuse in Genga, Papal States built.
- c. 1012 – Katholikon of Hosios Loukas built in Byzantine Greece.
- 1013
- Al-Hakim Mosque in Cairo, Fatimid Empire built (begun in 990).
- San Miniato al Monte begun in Florence, Italy (work went on until the 13th century).
- 1016 – San Michele in Borgo in Pisa, Tuscany built.
- c. 1017 – Hōjōji (法成寺) built in Heian-kyō, Japan.
- 1021 – Church of the Quedlinburg Abbey, Holy Roman Empire built (begun c. 997).
- 1022 – Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, Catalonia consecrated.
- c. 1023 – Romanesque church at Mont-Saint-Michel founded.
- c. 1025 – City of Gangaikonda Cholapuram founded as a capital of the Chola Empire.
- 1026 – Pomposa Abbey near Ferrara, Italy, completed (except the campanile finished in 1063).
- 1029 – Construction of Sant Vicenç de Cardonia, Catalonia begun.
- 1030 – Speyer Cathedral, Germany, initiated by Emperor Konrad II.
- 1032 – Santa Maria de Ripoll, Catalonia is consecrated.
- 1033 – St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim, Holy Roman Empire, completed and consecrated.
- 1036 – Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem restored and renovated by the Fatimid caliph after an earthquake in 1033.
- 1037
- Chartres Cathedral in France consecrated for the fifth time (subsequently rebuilt).
- St Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv founded.
- 1040
- Sant Vicenç de Cardona, Catalonia is completed.
- Construction of Notre-Dame-de-Jumièges in Normandy begins.
- Construction of the third Würzburg Cathedral in the Holy Roman Empire begins.
- 1045 – Lingxiao Pagoda (凌霄塔) in Zhengding, China is completed.
- 1047 – Reconstruction of St Mark's Basilica in Venice begins.
- 1049
- Saint Rémi of Reims Basilica in France is consecrated
- Iron Pagoda (鐵塔) of Bianjing, China is completed.
- Abbey Church of Ottmarsheim, Alsace is consecrated.
- c. 1050
- West Mebon built in Angkor.
- Rajarani Temple built in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Construction of Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Rouffach, begins.
- 1050
- Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bernay in Normandy completed.
- Construction of Basilica of Sant'Abbondio in Como, Lombardy begins.
- 1053
- Varadharaja Perumal Temple of Kanchipuram in India (Chola Empire) built.
- Phoenix Hall of the Byōdō-in in Heian-kyō, Japan built.
- 1055 – Liaodi Pagoda (料敵塔), Hebei, China is completed
- 1056 – Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple (佛宫寺释迦塔), Shanxi, China is completed
- 1057
- Church of Monastery of San Salvador of Leyre, Navarra consecrated.
- Near Caves (Pechersk Lavra) founded.
- 1059 – Abbaye aux Dames, Caen founded.
- c. 1060
- Construction of the Baphuon in Yasodharapura, Khmer Empire.
- Lawkananda Pagoda built in Bagan, Pagan Kingdom.
- 1061 – Speyer Cathedral, Germany, completed.
- 1062 – Construction of Abbaye aux Dames, Caen, Normandy begun.
- 1063
- Rebuilding of Doge's Palace, Venice begun.
- Basilica of San Isidoro, León, Spain, Spain consecrated.
- c. 1063 – Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen, Normandy founded.
- 1064
- 1065 – Sankt Maria im Kapitol, Cologne consecrated.
- 1067
- Abbey of Jumièges, Normandy consecrated.
- First of the Kharraqan towers built in Qazvin, Seljukid Iran.
- Sankt Gereon, Cologne begun.
- 1068 – Warwick Castle established as a motte-and-bailey fortification by William I of England.
- 1070 – Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, begun.
- 1075 – Würzburg Cathedral reconstruction completed (begun in 1045).
- 1075 – Pilgrimage Church of St James, Santiago de Compostela begun.
- 1076 – Abbey of Gellone, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert in the Languedoc completed.
- 1077
- Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen, France consecrated.
- Current Bayeux Cathedral, France consecrated.
- 1078 – White Tower (Tower of London) in England begun.
- c. 1078 – Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta in Pisa, Tuscany, completed.
- 1080 – Rebuilding of St. Sernin's Basilica, Toulouse begun.
- 1081
- Current building of the Chora Church built in Constantinople (begun in 1077).
- Old Mainz Cathedral destroyed by a fire, marking the beginning of the construction of the current building.
- Aljafería Palace built in Zaragoza, Spain (begun in 1065).
- 1082 – Great Mosque of Tlemcen built in the Almoravid Empire.
- 1083 – Present Ely Cathedral in the east of England begun.
- 1086–87 – South dome of Jameh Mosque of Isfahan in Seljuq dynasty Persia, the world's largest dome at this time.
- By 1087 – Construction of the Church of Christ Pantepoptes in Constantinople begun.
- 1087
- White Tower (Tower of London) (begun in 1078) probably largely completed.
- San Nicola di Bari begun.
- 1088
- Rebuilding of great church at Cluny Abbey in France ("Cluny III") begun.
- Eynsford Castle built in England.
- 1089 – Romanesque stage of St Albans Cathedral in England completed.
- c. 1090 – Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe in Poitou completed (begun c. 1040).
- 1091
- Cairo Fatimid city wall built (begun in 1087).
- Ananda Temple built in Bagan, Pagan Kingdom capital.
- 1093
- Second of the Kharraqan towers mausoleums built in Qazvin, Seljukid Iran.
- Maria Laach Abbey in the Rhineland begun.
- Durham Cathedral founded in the north of England.
- 1094
- 40-foot-tall water-powered astronomical clocktower in Song dynasty's capital Bianjing designed by Su Song completed.
- San Juan de la Peña Monastery in Aragon consecrated.
- St Mark's Basilica in Venice consecrated.
- c. 1094 – Battle Abbey in England consecrated.
- 1095 – Sant'Abbondio, Como consecrated.
- 1096
- St. Sernin's Basilica, Toulouse consecrated.
- Norwich Cathedral begun in eastern England.
- 1097
- Construction of the original stage of the Flower Pagoda in the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees in Guangzhou, Song dynasty.
- Djamaa el Kebir mosque of Algiers built in Almoravid Algeria.[1]
- 1098 – Trani Cathedral begun.
- 1099 – Modena Cathedral begun.
- By c. 1099 – Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar, Odisha, largely completed.
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Cathedral of Ani (1001)
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Brihadishwara Temple, Thanjavur (1002)
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Saint-Martin-du-Canigou (1009)
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San Vittore alle Chiuse, Genga (1011)
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Katholikon, Hosios Loukas (1012)
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Al-Hakim Mosque, Cairo (1013)
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San Miniato al Monte, Florence (1013)
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San Michele in Borgo, Pisa (1016)
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Quedlinburg Abbey (1021)
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Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes (1022)
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Temple in Gangaikonda Cholapuram (1025)
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Pomposa Abbey (1026)
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Santa Maria de Ripoll (1032)
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St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim (1033)
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The Lingxiao Pagoda of Zhengding (1045)
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Saint Rémi of Reims Basilica (1049)
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The Iron Pagoda of Kaifeng (1049)
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Ottmarsheim Abbey Church (1049)
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West Mebon, Angkor (c. 1050)
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Phoenix Hall of the Byōdō-in, Kyōto (1053)
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The Liaodi Pagoda of Kaiyuan Temple in Dingzhou (1055)
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Pagoda of Fogong Temple (1056)
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Monastery of San Salvador Church, Leyre (1057)
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Baphuon of Yasodharapura (c. 1060)
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Speyer Cathedral (1061)
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Basilica of San Isidoro, León (1063)
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Abbey of Lessay
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Sankt Maria im Kapitol, Cologne (1065)
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Abbey of Jumièges (1067)
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Würzburg Cathedral (1075)
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Abbaye-aux-Hommes (1077)
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Chora Church (1081)
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Romanesque Mainz Cathedral (begun 1081)
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Aljaferia Palace of Zaragoza (1081)
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Great Mosque of Tlemcen (1082)
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Church of Christ Pantepoptes (begun before 1087)
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White Tower of London (1087)
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St Albans Cathedral (1089)
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Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (1090)
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Ananda Temple, Bagan (1091)
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Kharaghan Towers (mausoleums) of Qazvin (1093)
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Su Song's astronomical clocktower in Bianjing (1094)
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Chevet of St. Sernin's Basilica, Toulouse (1095)
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Basilica of Sant'Abbondio (1095)
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Flower Pagoda in the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees, Guangzhou (1097)
Births
- c. 1081 - Abbot Suger (died 1151), French abbot-statesman and patron of Gothic architecture.
Deaths
- 1020 - Trdat the Architect (born c. 940s), Armenian
References
- ^ "Fountain in Mosque of El Kebir, Algiers, Algeria". World Digital Library. 1899. Retrieved 2013-09-24.