1150s in architecture

Buildings

• 1150
  • Murbach Abbey in Alsace completed.
  • Tewkesbury Abbey in England completed.
• c. 1150 - Roof lantern of Florence Baptistery constructed.
• c. 1150–1160
  • Church of St. Stephen at Marmoutier Abbey, Alsace, constructed.
  • Bisaldeo temple in Vigrahapura, Sapadalaksha, constructed.
• 1151 - Zamora Cathedral in Spain begun.
• 1152 - Great St. Martin Church, Cologne begun.
• 1153 - Pisa Baptistry in Italy begun by Diotisalvi.
• 1155 - Basilica of San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, Italy completed. It is one of the best surviving examples of Lombard Romanesque architecture.
• 1156 - In France:
  • Senlis Cathedral begun.
  • Reconstruction of Château de Chinon begun.
• Mid 12th century - Romanesque church of Saint-Nectaire, Puy-de-Dôme, France built.

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  Murbach Abbey (1150)
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  Basilica of San Michele Maggiore, Pavia (1155)
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  St.-Nectaire church (c. 1150)

Deaths

• January 13, 1151 - Abbot Suger (b. c.1081), French abbot-statesmen and patron of Gothic architecture.