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<h2 id="buildings-and-structures">Buildings and structures</h2> <h3>Buildings</h3> <ul><li>1070 – <a href="/facts/Nidaros_Cathedral/VCEC9DHQ">Nidaros Cathedral</a> in <a href="/facts/Trondheim/KjmI5Let">Trondheim</a>, <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a>, begun.</li> <li>1070 – Rebuilding of <a href="/facts/Canterbury_Cathedral/CbW7E4wH">Canterbury Cathedral</a> in <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a> following a fire.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li> <li>1070 – Rebuilding of <a href="/facts/York_Minster/FJA6doCg">York Minster</a> in England begins.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li>1070 – Construction of <a href="/facts/Dudley_Castle/zky26WRH">Dudley Castle</a> in England by <a href="/facts/Ansculf_de_Picquigny/K0o3NlBQ">Ansculf de Picquigny</a> begins.</li> <li>1070 – Construction of <a href="/facts/Richmond_Castle/P7VR9p6d">Richmond Castle</a> in <a href="/facts/Yorkshire/jE4s4LNG">Yorkshire</a>, England begins.</li> <li>1072 – Construction of <a href="/facts/Lincoln_Cathedral/eea7nHKM">Lincoln Cathedral</a> in England begins.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li>1075 – <a href="/facts/W%25C3%25BCrzburg_Cathedral/9VujUxMp">Würzburg Cathedral</a> reconstruction completed (begun in <a href="/facts/1040s_in_architecture/FWqrkvmX">1045</a>).</li> <li>1075 – <a href="/facts/Santiago_de_Compostela_Cathedral/bDAXaDRJ">Santiago de Compostela Cathedral</a> in <a href="/facts/Galicia_(Spain)/9gQqlueg">Galicia (Spain)</a> begun. <a href="/facts/Tympanum_(architecture)/Ucw2eRAc">Tympanum</a> dated 1078.</li> <li>1077 – <a href="/facts/Abbey_of_Saint-%25C3%2589tienne%2c_Caen/upKFwWhX">Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen</a>, <a href="/facts/Normandy/0NfFuSct">Normandy</a> consecrated.</li> <li>1077 – Current <a href="/facts/Bayeux_Cathedral/jhKn60eG">Bayeux Cathedral</a>, Normandy consecrated.</li> <li>1077 – Construction of <a href="/facts/St_Albans_Cathedral/S6gqKzQy">St Albans Cathedral</a> begins in England.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li>1077 – Panchkuta Basadi, originally known as <i>Urdhvitilaka</i> (glory of the world), one of the <a href="/facts/Humcha_Jain_temples/p4w9G0BA">Humcha Jain temples</a> in India, built in the style of <a href="/facts/Badami_Chalukya_architecture/h57ea0LG">Badami Chalukya architecture</a>.</li> <li>1078 – Construction of <a href="/facts/Colchester_Castle/84SfySR4">Colchester Castle</a> begins in England<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> under the direction of Bishop <a href="/facts/Gundulf_of_Rochester/tzGDJoo9">Gundulf of Rochester</a>.</li> <li>1078 (approx.) – <a href="/facts/White_Tower_(Tower_of_London)/4A4FL6jn">White Tower (Tower of London)</a> begun<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> under the direction of Bishop Gundulf of Rochester.</li> <li>1079 – Rebuilding of <a href="/facts/Winchester_Cathedral/uHYX7jo1">Winchester Cathedral</a> begun.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"The History of Canterbury Cathedral". Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2007-12-23. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094938/http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/history.aspx#" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094938/http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/history.aspx#</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 53–55. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2. <a href="0-7126-5616-2" target="_blank">0-7126-5616-2</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Lincoln Cathedral website". Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-23. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080110200058/http://www.lincolncathedral.com/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20080110200058/http://www.lincolncathedral.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"St Albans Cathedral website". Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-12-23. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071202034404/http://www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk/index1.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20071202034404/http://www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk/index1.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 53–55. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2. <a href="0-7126-5616-2" target="_blank">0-7126-5616-2</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 53–55. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2. <a href="0-7126-5616-2" target="_blank">0-7126-5616-2</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Sutton, Ian (1999). Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20316-3. <a href="978-0-500-20316-3" target="_blank">978-0-500-20316-3</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>