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Gothic architecture

style of architecture

6 dated entries naming Gothic architecture, drawn from 6 separate years between 1144 CE and 1284 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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12th century

  • 1144June 11 – The Basilica of St. Denis near Paris is completed, and consecrated in the presence of Louis VII – as the first Gothic church.source

13th century

  • 1220Gothic architecture becomes increasingly popular in Europe:source
  • 1248April 26 – The Gothic chapel Sainte-Chapelle (Holy Chapel) is completed and consecrated in Paris. Louis IX moves the relics of the True Cross and Holy Lance to the chapel with great ceremony.source
  • 1255The Gothic cathedral at Bourges in central France, is completed (it will become a UNESCO World Heritage Site).source
  • 1268Nicola Pisano completes the famous octagonal Gothic-style pulpit, at the Duomo di Siena.source
  • 1284Construction of Beauvais Cathedral is interrupted by a partial collapse of the choir; the event unnerves French masons working in the Gothic style.source

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