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1240s in architecture
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- 1240 â Construction begins of the Castel del Monte in Apulia, Italy, for Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor; used by Frederick primarily as a hunting lodge.
- 1242 â Heddal Stave Church in Norway consecrated, built in the first half of the 13th century.
- 1242 â Rebuilding of Peyrepertuse Castle in France to its current form begun.
- c.1245 â Rebuilding of Westminster Abbey begun.
- 1246 â Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Nuggehalli built in the Hoysala Empire.
- 1247
- Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne, consecrated.
- Inauguration of St. Mary's Church, Sigtuna, Sweden.
- Start of reconstruction of Bassac Abbey.
- Approximate start of construction of original Pagoda of Monk Wansong in Beijing.
- 1248
- April 26 â Consecration of Sainte Chapelle, Paris.
- August 15 â The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral in Cologne is laid by Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden.
- 1249 â Sadasiva Temple, Nuggehalli built in the Hoysala Empire.
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