1100s in architecture
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Buildings and structures
Buildings
- 1100 â Gloucester Cathedral dedicated as a new Gloucester Abbey church in England, but seriously damaged by a fire in the city in 1102.[1]
- 1102
- Old Cathedral, Salamanca founded.[2]
- Tewkesbury Abbey in England begun.[3]
- 1104 â New basilica at Vézelay Abbey in France dedicated.
- 1105 â The Romanesque Bayeux Cathedral is partially destroyed by a fire, marking the beginning of Gothic style reconstructions.
- 1106 â Rebuilt Speyer Cathedral completed.[4]
- 1106â1108 â Gate Church of the Trinity (Pechersk Lavra) in Kiev built.[5]
- 1107
- Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay, Lyon consecrated.
- San Savino, Piacenza, rebuilt.
- 1108 â Southwell Minster in England begun.[6]
Events
- 1103 â Chinese architect and government minister Li Jie publishes his Yingzao Fashi, a technical treatise on Chinese architecture during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song.[7]
Deaths
- 1110 â Li Jie, Chinese architect (born 1065)