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1040s In Architecture
__TOC__ Buildings and structures Buildings * 1040 ** Sant Vicenç de Cardona, Catalonia is completed. ** Construction of Jumièges Abbey church in Normandy begins. ** Construction of the third Würzburg Cathedral in the Holy Roman Empire begins. * 1045 – Lingxiao Pagoda (凌霄塔) in Zhengding, China is completed. * 1048 – Rebuilding of Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem completed. * 1049 ** Saint Rémi of Reims Basilica in France is consecrated ** Iron Pagoda (鐵塔) of Bianjing, China is completed. ** Abbey Church of Ottmarsheim, Alsace is consecrated. File:Lingxiaopagodazhengding.jpg, The Lingxiao Pagoda of Zhengding (1045) File:Reims Basilique St Remi 01.JPG, Saint Rémi of Reims Basilica (1049) File:Iron Pagoda d.JPG, The Iron Pagoda of Kaifeng (1049) File:Ottmarsheim aussen.JPG, Ottmarsheim Abbey Church (1049) References {{reflist 11th-century architecture Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1030s In Architecture
__TOC__ Buildings and structures Buildings * 1030 – Speyer Cathedral, Germany, initiated by Emperor Konrad II. * 1032 – Santa Maria de Ripoll, Catalonia is consecrated. * 1033 – St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim, Holy Roman Empire, completed and consecrated. * 1034 – The Saviour Cathedral of Chernihiv * 1036 – Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem restored and renovated by the Fatimid caliph after an earthquake in 1033. * 1037 – Chartres Cathedral in France consecrated for the fifth time (building destroyed today). * 1037 – St Sophia Cathedral in Kiev founded. Image:Ripoll monestir.jpg, Santa Maria de Ripoll (1032) Image:St Michaels Church Hildesheim.jpg, St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim (1033) References {{Reflist 11th-century architecture Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Song often came into conflict with the contemporaneous Liao, Western Xia and Jin dynasties in northern China. After retreating to southern China, the Song was eventually conquered by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The dynasty is divided into two periods: Northern Song and Southern Song. During the Northern Song (; 960–1127), the capital was in the northern city of Bianjing (now Kaifeng) and the dynasty controlled most of what is now Eastern China. The Southern Song (; 1127–1279) refers to the period after the Song lost control of its northern half to the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in the Jin–Song Wars. At that time, the Song court retreated south o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsace
Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had a population of 1,898,533. Alsatian culture is characterized by a blend of Germanic and French influences. Until 1871, Alsace included the area now known as the Territoire de Belfort, which formed its southernmost part. From 1982 to 2016, Alsace was the smallest administrative '' région'' in metropolitan France, consisting of the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments. Territorial reform passed by the French Parliament in 2014 resulted in the merger of the Alsace administrative region with Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine to form Grand Est. On 1 January 2021, the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin merged into the new European Collectivity of Alsace but remained part of the region Grand Est. Alsatian is an Alemannic dialect close ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottmarsheim
Ottmarsheim (; gsw-FR, Ottmersche) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It lies on the river Rhine and on the A36 autoroute, 14 km east of Mulhouse. Its octagonal parish church was the church of the former Benedictine abbey of Saint Mary, and dates from the early 11th century. Populated places * Grunhutte Grunhutte is a hamlet within the commune of Ottmarsheim, Haut-Rhin, in eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas re ... See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department * Ottonian architecture References Communes of Haut-Rhin Romanesque architecture in France {{HautRhin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianjing
Kaifeng () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is best known for having been the Chinese capital during the Northern Song dynasty. As of 31 December 2018, around 4,465,000 people lived in Kaifeng's Prefecture, of whom 1,652,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Xiangfu, Longting, Shunhe Hui, Gulou and Yuwantai Districts. Located along the Yellow River's southern bank, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the west, Xinxiang to the northwest, Shangqiu to the east, Zhoukou to the southeast, Xuchang to the southwest, and Heze of Shandong to the northeast. Kaifeng is also a major city in the world by scientific research outputs as tracked by the Nature Index. The city is home to a campus of Henan University, one of the national key universities in the Double First Class University Plan. Names The postal romanization for the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Pagoda
The Iron Pagoda () of Youguo Temple (), Kaifeng City, Henan province, is a Buddhist Chinese pagoda built in 1049 during the Song dynasty (960–1279) of History of China, China. The pagoda is so-named not because it is made of iron, but because its color resembles that of iron. It is a brick pagoda tower built on the location of a previous wooden one that had been burnt down by lightning fire in 1044. Along with the Liuhe Pagoda, Liuhe, Lingxiao Pagoda, Lingxiao, Liaodi Pagoda, Liaodi, Pizhi Pagoda, Pizhi, and Beisi Pagoda, Beisi pagodas, it is seen as a masterpiece of Architecture of the Song dynasty, Song dynasty architecture. Architecture This octagonal-base structure stands at a current height of 56.88 meters (186.56 feet), with a total of 13 stories. It is a solid-core brick tower with an inner spiral stone staircase and outside openings to allow light and air flow. The architectural style features densely positioned, Articulation (architecture), articulated ''dougong'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reims
Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by the Gauls, Reims became a major city in the Roman Empire. Reims later played a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France. The royal anointing was performed at the Cathedral of Reims, which housed the Holy Ampulla of chrism allegedly brought by a white dove at the baptism of Frankish king Clovis I in 496. For this reason, Reims is often referred to in French as ("the Coronation City"). Reims is recognized for the diversity of its heritage, ranging from Romanesque to Art-déco. Reims Cathedral, the adjacent Palace of Tau, and the Abbey of Saint-Remi were listed together as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991 because of their outstanding Romanesque a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. is a city in Western Asia. Situated on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, it is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and is considered to be a holy city for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their Capital city, capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Because of this dispute, Status of Jerusalem, neither claim is widely recognized internationally. Throughout History of Jerusalem, its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, Sie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, hy, Սուրբ Հարության տաճար, la, Ecclesia Sancti Sepulchri, am, የቅዱስ መቃብር ቤተክርስቲያን, he, כנסיית הקבר, ar, كنيسة القيامة is a church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City (Jerusalem), Old City of Jerusalem. According to traditions dating back to the Christianity in the 4th century, 4th century, it contains the two holiest sites in Christianity: the site where Jesus was Crucifixion of Jesus, crucified, at a place known as Calvary or Golgotha, and Jesus's empty Tomb of Jesus, tomb, which is where he was Burial of Jesus, buried and Resurrection of Jesus, resurrected. Each time the church was rebuilt, some of the antiquities from the preceding structure were used in the newer renovation. The tomb itself is enclosed by a 19th-century shrine called the #Aedicule, Aedicule. The Status Quo (Jerusalem and Bethlehem), Status Quo, an understanding between religious communities da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhengding
Zhengding (), originally Zhending (), is a county in southwestern Hebei Province, North China, located approximately south of Beijing. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of the province, and has a population of 594,000. Zhengding has been an important religious center for more than 1,000 years, from at least the times of the Sui dynasty to the Qing dynasty. It is the founding place of several major schools of Chan Buddhism. However, many former religious building complexes have been severely damaged throughout history. A noted temple is the Longxing Monastery, where the historical building ensemble has been preserved almost intact. Furthermore, four famous pagodas, each with its own architectural style, are still standing. History Archeological finds indicate that the area of Zhengding County has been settled since the early Neolithic Period. During the Spring and Autumn period, the capital of the Xianyu Kingdom was loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1050s In Architecture
__TOC__ Buildings and structures Buildings * c. 1050 ** West Mebon built in Angkor. ** Construction of Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Rouffach, begins. ** Parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Ovingham, Northumberland, England, consecrated. * 1050 ** Construction of Basilica of Sant'Abbondio in Como, Lombardy begins. ** Bernay Abbey, Normandy completed. * 1053 ** Varadharaja Perumal Temple of Kanchipuram in India (Chola Empire) built. ** Phoenix Hall of the Byōdō-in in Heian-kyō, Japan built. * 1055 – Liaodi Pagoda (料敵塔), Hebei, China is completed * 1056 – Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple (佛宫寺释迦塔), Shanxi, China is completed * 1057 ** Church of Monastery of San Salvador of Leyre, Navarra consecrated. ** Near Caves (Pechersk Lavra) founded. * 1059 ** Abbaye aux Dames, Caen founded. ** Luoyang Bridge in China completed Image:Westmeboneastwall.jpg, West Mebon, Angkor (c. 1150) Image:Japan Uji ByodoIn phoenix hall DSC00409.jpg, Phoen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
