Architecture

By ian_forcher
  • Period: 500 to

    Architecture

  • 532

    Hagia Sophia (B)

    Hagia Sophia (B)
    Finished in 537. Designed by Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus.
  • 547

    San Vitale (B)

    San Vitale (B)
    Begun in 526. Ravenna, Italy
  • Jan 1, 740

    Umayyad Palace in Mshatta (I)

    Umayyad Palace in Mshatta (I)
    Finished in 750. In Jordan. Frieze with ornate Islamic decoration.
  • Jan 1, 760

    Lorsch Gatehouse (M)

    Lorsch Gatehouse (M)
    Found in Lorsch, Germany. Exemplifies Carolingian architecture.
  • Nov 30, 1000

    Hosios Loukas (B)

    Hosios Loukas (B)
    c. 10th to 11th century. Boetia, Greece. Middle Byzantine architecture/art.
  • Jan 1, 1033

    Abbey Church of Saint Michael’s (M)

  • Jan 1, 1063

    Pisa Cathedral (R)

    Pisa Cathedral (R)
    Found in the Cathedral Square in Pisa, Italy.
  • Nov 30, 1063

    Saint Mark’s Cathedral (B)

    Saint Mark’s Cathedral (B)
    Axially planned cathedral in Venice, Italy.
  • Jan 1, 1067

    Saint-Étienne (R)

    Saint-Étienne (R)
    Located in Saint-Étienne, France. Contains a triple nave.
  • Jan 1, 1070

    Saint-Sernin (R)

    Saint-Sernin (R)
    Finished in 1120. Toulouse, France. Abbey Church.
  • Jan 1, 1093

    Durham Cathedral (R)

    Durham Cathedral (R)
    Durham, England.
  • Jan 1, 1110

    Creation and Temptation of Adam and Eve (R)

    Creation and Temptation of Adam and Eve (R)
    Relief on the facade of the Modena Cathedral.
  • Jan 1, 1120

    Last Judgment (R)

    Last Judgment (R)
    Gislebertus. Tympanum on St. Lazare Church.
  • Jan 1, 1134

    Chartres Cathedral (G)

    Chartres Cathedral (G)
    "First High Gothic Cathedral"
  • Jan 1, 1140

    Saint-Denis (G)

    Saint-Denis (G)
    Early Gothic style cathedral.
  • Jan 1, 1145

    Royal Portals (G)

    Royal Portals (G)
    Chatres Cathedral. West facade.
  • Jan 1, 1150

    Notre Dame Cathedral (G)

    Notre Dame Cathedral (G)
    Notable Early Gothic cathedral in Paris, France.
  • Jan 1, 1220

    Amiens Cathedral (G)

    Amiens Cathedral (G)
    Highly ornamented High Gothic cathedral.
  • Jan 1, 1220

    Salisbury Cathedral

    Salisbury Cathedral
    Exemplifies the English Gothic style of cathedral. Features a large cloister.
  • Jan 1, 1243

    Saint-Chapelle (G)

    Saint-Chapelle (G)
    Rayonnant Style
  • Jan 1, 1354

    Hall of the Two Sister in the Alhambra (I)

    Hall of the Two Sister in the Alhambra (I)
    Finished in 1391. "Honeycomb effect" created by tessalation (a.k.a Muqarnas dome).
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Saint-Maclou (G)

    Saint-Maclou (G)
    Flamboyant style.
  • Jan 1, 1555

    Saint Basil’s Cathedral (B)

    Saint Basil’s Cathedral (B)
    Finished in 1561, nearly a century after the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans. Located in Moscow, Russia.
  • Jan 1, 1568

    Mosque of Selim II

    Mosque of Selim II
    FInished 1575. Designed by Sinan. Meant to rival Hagia Sophia. Included a market and a madrasa

  • Dome of the Rock (I)

    Dome of the Rock (I)
    Found in Jerusalem, Finished in 691. Known for its calligraphic work.

  • Great Mosque of Córdoba (I)

    Great Mosque of Córdoba (I)
    Built between 8th and 10th centuries. Known for its arcaded hippostyle hall.

  • Palatine Chapel (M)

    Palatine Chapel (M)
    Found in Aachen, Germany. Holds the remains of Charlemagne. Plan inspired by San Vitale.

  • Plan of St. Gall (M)

    Plan of St. Gall (M)
    Drawing of a proposed monastic cloister from St. Gall, Switzerland.