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Buildings and structures
Buildings
* c. 1250
** Western towers and north rose window of
Notre Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris (; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to the ...
in the
Kingdom of France
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are built.
**
Hexham Abbey
Hexham Abbey is a Grade I listed place of Christian worship dedicated to St Andrew, in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in the North East of England. Originally built in AD 674, the Abbey was built up during the 12th century into its curre ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
completed (begun c.
1170
Year 1170 ( MCLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Levant
* Winter – Egyptian forces led by Saladin invade Palestine and besiege Darum on ...
).
**
Konark Sun Temple
Konark Sun Temple is a (year 1250) Sun temple at Konark about northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India.[Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sc ...]
built.
* 1250
**
Château de Spesbourg
The Château de Spesbourg is a ruined castle that dominates the valley above the village of Andlau, in the Bas-Rhin department of France.
The castle was constructed between 1246 and 1250 by Alexander of Stahleck-Dicka, ''Vogt'' to Andlau Abbey. I ...
,
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
From the accession of Otto I in 962 ...
built.
**
Ponts Couverts, Strasbourg, opened.
* 1252 – Church of
Alcobaça Monastery in Portugal completed.
* c. 1252 – The
Franciscan
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, ...
abbey
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns.
The conce ...
of
Claregalway Friary, in
Claregalway
Baile Chláir or Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe (anglicized Claregalway) is a Gaeltacht village about 10 km north of Galway city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Claregalway was founded on the banks of the River Clare, hence t ...
,
County Galway
"Righteousness and Justice"
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,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
is commissioned by
Norman knight John de Cogan.
* 1253 – Construction of the upper
Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi
The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi; la, Basilica Sancti Francisci Assisiensis) is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town in the Umbria region in cen ...
in
Assisi
Assisi (, also , ; from la, Asisium) is a town and ''comune'' of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio.
It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, born around ...
, designed by Elia Bombardone, is completed.
* 1255 – New Gothic choir of the
Tournai Cathedral
The Tournai Cathedral, or Cathedral of Our Lady (french: Notre-Dame de Tournai, nl, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik), is a Roman Catholic church, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It has been classified both as a Wallonia's ma ...
in the
Kingdom of France
The Kingdom of France ( fro, Reaume de France; frm, Royaulme de France; french: link=yes, Royaume de France) is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period ...
built.
* 1256 – Construction of
Hermann Castle in present-day
Estonia
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is started.
* 1257 – Construction of the
Basilica di Santa Chiara
The Basilica of Saint Clare (''Basilica di Santa Chiara'' in Italian) is a church in Assisi, central Italy. It is dedicated to and contains the remains of Saint Clare of Assisi, a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Po ...
in
Assisi
Assisi (, also , ; from la, Asisium) is a town and ''comune'' of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio.
It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, born around ...
begun.
* 1258 – The main body of the
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Salisbury and is the seat of the Bishop of Salisbury.
The buil ...
(begun in
1220
Year 1220 ( MCCXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Fifth Crusade
* July – The Crusaders, led by the Knights Hospitaller, raid Burlus, located i ...
) in
Salisbury
Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath.
Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...
,
England
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, is completed.
Image:Notre-Dame de Paris 2792x2911.jpg, Western Front of Notre Dame de Paris (c. 1250)
Image:Hexham Abbey.jpg, Hexham Abbey (c. 1250)
Image:Chateau du Spesbourg.jpg, Chateau de Spesbourg (c. 1250)
Image:James Fergusson Konark.jpg, Konark Sun Temple (c. 1250)
Image:Lakshminarayana Temple at Hosaholalu.jpg, Lakshminarayana Temple, Hosholalu (1250)
Image:Alcobaça-CentralAisle.jpg, Alcobaça Monastery church (1252)
Image:Assisi San Francesco BW 2.JPG, San Francesco d'Assisi (1253)
Image:Salisbury Cathedral.jpg, Salisbury Cathedral (1258)
Births
* c. 1250
Giovanni Pisano
Giovanni Pisano (c. 1250 – c. 1315) was an Italian sculptor, painter and architect, who worked in the cities of Pisa, Siena and Pistoia. He is best known for his sculpture which shows the influence of both the French Gothic and the Ancient R ...
, Italian sculptor, painter, and architect (d. c.
1315)
Deaths
* ''none listed''
References
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Architecture
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