1100s in architecture
Buildings and structures Buildings 1100 – Gloucester Cathedral dedicated as a new Gloucester Abbey church in England, but seriously damaged by a fire in the city in 1102. 1102 Old Cathedral, Salamanca founded. Tewkesbury Abbey in England begun. 1104 – New basilica at Vézelay Abbey in France dedicated. 1105 – The Romanesque Bayeux Cathedral is partially destroyed by a fire, marking the beginning of Gothic style reconstructions. 1106 – Rebuilt Speyer Cathedral completed. 1106–1108 – Gate Church of the Trinity (Pechersk Lavra) in Kiev built. 1107 Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay, Lyon consecrated. San Savino, Piacenza, rebuilt. 1108 – Southwell Minster in England begun. Events 1103 – Chinese architect and government minister Li Jie publishes his Yingzao Fashi, a technical treatise on Chinese architecture during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song. Births Deaths 1110 – Li Jie, Chinese architect (born 1065) References 12th-century architecture 1100s works