Buildings and structures
Buildings
- 1240 – Construction begins of the Castel del Monte in Apulia, Italy, for Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor; used by Frederick primarily as a hunting lodge.[1]
- 1242 – Heddal Stave Church in Norway consecrated, built in the first half of the 13th century.[2][3]
- 1242 – Rebuilding of Peyrepertuse Castle in France to its current form begun.[citation needed]
- c.1245 – Rebuilding of Westminster Abbey begun.[4]
- 1246 – Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Nuggehalli built in the Hoysala Empire.[5]
- 1247
- Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne, consecrated.[6]
- Inauguration of St. Mary's Church, Sigtuna, Sweden.[7]
- Start of reconstruction of Bassac Abbey.[8]
- Approximate start of construction of original Pagoda of Monk Wansong in Beijing.
- 1248
- April 26 – Consecration of Sainte Chapelle, Paris.[9]
- August 15 – The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral in Cologne is laid[10] by Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden.
- 1249 – Sadasiva Temple, Nuggehalli built in the Hoysala Empire.[11]
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Great Mosque of Djenné (begun 1240) -
Peyrepertuse Castle (1242) -
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Nuggehalli (1246) -
Sadasiva Temple, Nuggehalli (1249)
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