1150s in architecture

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1140s . 1150s in architecture . 1160s

Architecture timeline

## Buildings and structures

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### Buildings

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* c. 1150
* Roof lantern of Florence Baptistery constructed.[1]
* Romanesque church of Saint-Nectaire, Puy-de-Dôme, France built.
* Fantoft Stave Church built at Fortun in Norway.
* St Mary's parish church, Cholsey, England, substantially constructed.[2]
* c. 1150–1160
* Church of St. Stephen at Marmoutier Abbey, Alsace, constructed.
* Bisaldeo temple in Vigrahapura, Sapadalaksha, constructed.
* 1151
* Anping Bridge in China completed.
* Restoration of St. George's Basilica, Prague, with twin towers, completed following siege damage in 1142.
* Zamora Cathedral in Spain begun.
* 1152 – Great St. Martin Church, Cologne begun.
* 1153 – Pisa Baptistry in Italy begun by Diotisalvi.
* 1155 – Basilica of San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy completed. It is one of the best surviving examples of Lombard Romanesque architecture.
* 1156 – In France:
* Senlis Cathedral begun.
* Reconstruction of Château de Chinon begun.

* Murbach Abbey (1150)

* Basilica of San Michele Maggiore, Pavia (1155)

* St.-Nectaire church (c. 1150)

## Births

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## Deaths

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* January 13, 1151 – Abbot Suger (b. c.1081), French abbot-statesmen and patron of Gothic architecture.

## References

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1. ^ "Florence Baptistery (Florence, Italy) : Close view of the lantern - Yale University Library". findit-uat.library.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
2. ^ Pevsner Architectural Guides.