1170s in architecture

1160s . 1170s in architecture . 1180s

other events: 1170s . Architecture timeline

Buildings

• 1171 - Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral began under William of Sens.
• 1171 - Pont d'Avignon begun.
• 1172 - Newcastle Castle rebuilt in stone.
• 1174 - Work begun on what later became known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
• 1174 - Monreale Cathedral begun.
• 1175 - Sainte-Trinité Abbey Church in Lessay begun.
• 1175 - Soissons Cathedral begun.
• 1176 - Wells Cathedral begun.
• 1177 - The Piazza San Marco in Venice assumes its current shape.
• Sant'Ambrogio, Milan begun.