1070s in architecture
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Buildings and structures
Buildings
- 1070 â Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, begun.
- 1070 â Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral in England following a fire.[1]
- 1070 â Rebuilding of York Minster in England begins.[2]
- 1070 â Construction of Dudley Castle in England by Ansculf de Picquigny begins.
- 1070 â Construction of Richmond Castle in Yorkshire, England begins.
- 1072 â Construction of Lincoln Cathedral in England begins.[3]
- 1075 â Würzburg Cathedral reconstruction completed (begun in 1045).
- 1075 â Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Galicia (Spain) begun. Tympanum dated 1078.
- 1077 â Abbey of Saint-Ãtienne, Caen, Normandy consecrated.
- 1077 â Current Bayeux Cathedral, Normandy consecrated.
- 1077 â Construction of St Albans Cathedral begins in England.[4]
- 1077 â Panchkuta Basadi, originally known as Urdhvitilaka (glory of the world), one of the Humcha Jain temples in India, built in the style of Badami Chalukya architecture.
- 1078 â Construction of Colchester Castle begins in England[2] under the direction of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester.
- 1078 (approx.) â White Tower (Tower of London) begun[2] under the direction of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester.
- 1079 â Rebuilding of Winchester Cathedral begun.[5]
- Würzburg Cathedral (1075)
- Abbey of St-Ãtienne, Caen (1077)
- Bayeux Cathedral (1077)
- Panchkuta Basadi (1077)