10th century in architecture
See also: 9th century in architecture, 1000s in architecture and the architecture timeline.
Buildings and structures
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Baksei Chamkrong in Angkor, Cambodia
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Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa in Codalet, France
Buildings
- 900–910 – Construction of Phnom Bakheng, the center of the Khmer Empire capital Yasodharapura.
- 908 – Monastery of the Mother of God (Lips Monastery) inaugurated in Constantinople.
- c. 910 – Construction of the Governor's Palace in the Maya city of Uxmal.
- 910 – Souillac Abbey founded.
- 913 – Minden Cathedral founded.
- 936 – Gndevank monastery founded in Armenia.
- 938 – St Martin's Church, Tours fortified.
- 953 – East Mebon consecrated in Angkor.
- 941–942 – Kaminarimon, the eight-pillared gate to the Sensō-ji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, is erected in its original location.
- 945 – Palace of Medina Azahara first occupied as the new capital of the Emirate of Córdoba (begun c. 936; construction continues until c. 961).
- 946 – Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral in the Auvergne consecrated.
- c. 950–1050 – St Nicholas' Church, Worth, England first built.
- c. 960–969 – Convent church of St. Cyriakus, Gernrode in the Marca Geronis constructed.
- 961 – Tiger Hill Pagoda (Yunyan Pagoda or Huqiu Tower) of Suzhou, China is completed (begun in 907).
- 962 – Pre Rup temple built in Angkor, Cambodia.
- 963 – Second abbey at Cluny begun.
- 965 – Reconstruction of St. Maria im Kapitol, Cologne begun.
- 967 – Tribhuvanamahesvara (Great Lord of the Threefold World) temple (modern name Banteay Srei) consecrated in the Khmer Empire.
- 968 – Construction of Baksei Chamkrong in the Khmer Empire.
- c. 970
- Muktesvara deula in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, completed.
- Palace temple of Phimeanakas in Angkor constructed.
- Tower nave of All Saints' Church, Earls Barton, England, built.
- 972 – Construction of al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo complete.
- 973 – Foundation of Cairo, capital of Fatimid Egypt.
- 974 – Construction of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, Catalonia complete.
- 975 – Mainz Cathedral begun.[1]
- 977 – Longhua Pagoda in Shanghai, China is begun.
- 980 – St. Pantaleon's Church, Cologne built (the notable Westwork dates back to this period).
- 980s – Saint-Pierre-de-Jumièges constructed.
- 987 – Last enlargement campaign on the Great Mosque of Cordoba in the Emirate of Córdoba, bringing the monument close to its modern-day aspect.
- 990s – Notre-Dame de la Basse-Œuvre, Beauvais constructed.
- 999 – Bab-al-Mardum Mosque built in Toledo, Emirate of Cordoba.
- Date Unknown
- Church of the Theotokos in Hosios Loukas, Byzantine Greece.
- Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Labovë e Kryqit, Albania
- Khakhuli Monastery built in Tao.
References
- Becchio, Bruno; Schadé, Johannes P. (2006). Encyclopedia of World Religions. Foreign Media Group. p. 557. ISBN 9781601360007.
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