1070s in architecture explained

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

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Buildings and structures

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.
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.^[2]
1075 – Würzburg Cathedral reconstruction completed (begun in 1045).
1075 – Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Galicia (Spain) begun. Tympanum dated 1078.
1077 – Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy consecrated.
1077 – Current Bayeux Cathedral, Normandy consecrated.
1077 – Construction of St Albans Cathedral begins in England.^[3]
1077 – 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 – Construction of Colchester Castle begins in England^[4] under the direction of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester.
1078 (approx.) – White Tower (Tower of London) begun under the direction of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester.
1079 – Rebuilding of Winchester Cathedral begun.^[5]

Web site: The History of Canterbury Cathedral. 2007-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094938/http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/history.aspx#. 2007-10-27. dead.
Web site: Lincoln Cathedral website. 2007-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20080110200058/http://www.lincolncathedral.com/. 10 January 2008.
Web site: St Albans Cathedral website . 2007-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071202034404/http://www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk/index1.htm . 2007-12-02 . dead .
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Book: Sutton, Ian. Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present. London. Thames & Hudson. 1999. 978-0-500-20316-3. registration.