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1035
The surviving part of the 4th-century Trier Cathedral is renovated and expanded in the Romanesque style.
1045
In Cologne, construction begins on the present form of St. Maria im Kapitol. The work is sponsored by Abbess Ida (d. 1060), granddaughter of Otto II and Theophanu. Incorporating the west wall and foundations of Bruno's church, the new building has a galle
1047
Edward the Confessor begins reconstruction of Westminster Abbey
1050
Florence Baptistery is reconstructed
1063
Construction begins at the Basilica di San Marco in Venice
1065
Completion of St Maria im Kapitol
28 Dec 1065
Consecration of Westminster Abbey church
1072
William the Conqueror instructs that the bishopric of Dorchester (near Oxford) be moved to Lincoln and begins construction on a cathedral near his existing castle in Lincoln. St. Hugh of Avalon, Bishop of Lincoln, directs the work.
Oct 1077
Completion of reconstructed Canterbury Cathedral under Archbishop Lanfranc
1089
Reconstruction of St. Peter's Abbey at Gloucester, based on Worcester Cathedral
9 May 1092
Consecration of Lincoln Cathedral
1093
Construction of the choir, transepts and nave of Durham Cathedral in the Norman style.
12 Aug 1093
Construction begins on Durham Cathedral
1094
Consecration of St. Mark's Basilica
1094
Consecration of Norman church at Battle Abbey
1100
Construction of the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral
1100
Construction of the present form of San Michele Maggiore
1106
Consecration of Parma Cathedral
1117
The collegiate church of St. Sernin in Toulouse is elevated to the status of an abbey while it is still under construction. Attentions shifts away from the nave to the cloister and necessary monastic buildings; the west end will never be completed.
1118
Abbey church of Sant'Antimo rebuilt in Romanesque style
1120
Construction of San Zeno Maggiore
1130
Consecration of a large Norman choir with ambulatory at Canterbury Cathedral.
1130
Completion of the Norman nave at Gloucester Abbey (later Gloucester Cathedral)
1130
David I builds a royal castle on the rock in Edinburgh. The chapel he dedicated to his mother Queen Margaret still stands in Edinburgh Castle.
1132
Consecration of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, Pavia.
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