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Events relating to architecture
Work begins on a new cathedral in Durham, which will become an outstanding example of Norman (or Romanesque) architecture
The full flowering of the Romanesque style is seen in the nave of the abbey church at Vézelay, in France
Work begins on the exquisite palace chapel in Palermo, built for the Norman kings of Sicily
The great castle of Krak des Chevaliers is built in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem by the Knights of St John
The new abbey church of St Denis is consecrated near Paris, introducing the style of architecture later known as Gothic
The Gothic style is first seen in Britain in the new east end of Canterbury cathedral
Work begins on the Alhambra, the palace fortress of the Muslim kings of Granada
Construction begins in Paris on the Sainte Chapelle, designed to house relics acquired by Louis IX, the king of France
The authorities in Siena publish strict regulations for the design of the buildings around a new central piazza, the Campo
Flying buttresses are a striking new structural feature on the exterior of Gothic cathedrals
The Early English phase in Gothic architecture gives way to the Decorated style
In places such as Siena and Orvieto, Italian architects add a blaze of colour to the more restrained northern pattern of Gothic
The Doge's Palace, begun in its present form in this year, is only one of the spectacular beauties of Venetian Gothic
The bridge now known as Ponte Vecchio is constructed in Florence (replacing an older old bridge)
Charles IV, king of Bohemia, German king and Holy Roman emperor, makes Prague a glittering centre of learning and architecture
The Perpendicular style develops from the Decorated phase in English Gothic architecture
Fan vaulting becomes part of the Gothic tradition, seen to perfection in the cloisters of Gloucester cathedral
The Golden Pavilion in Kyoto is built by the shogun Yoshimitsu as his own villa
Timur is buried in a mausoleum (the Gur Amir) in Samarkand, a city which becomes an inspiration to his descendants
Shah Rukh, son of Timur, begins rebuilding the city of Herat
Filippo Brunelleschi begins studying the ruins of classical Rome, with a view to rediscovering classical architecture
A competition is launched for an architect to construct a dome above Florence's cathedral, and is won by Brunelleschi
Glazed windows become a feature of the richer homes of northern Europe
Work begins in Florence on Brunelleschi's Pazzi chapel, which encapsulates in miniature the new ideals of Renaissance architecture
The massive architecture of the Incas, consisting of finely dressed irregular blocks of stone, becomes a feature of Cuzco
