7th century in architecture
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- 601–607 – Hōryū-ji (法隆寺) in Nara, Japan, built for the first time.[1]
- 605 – Completion of
- Anji Bridge (趙州橋 or Zhaozhou Bridge) in Sui dynasty China. The bridge was finished in 616.[2]
- Jvari monastery in Georgia.[3]
- 611 – Four Gates Pagoda (四門塔) in Sui dynasty China is completed.[4]
- 613 – Abbey of Saint Gall in Switzerland founded.[5]
- 618 – St. Hripsime Church in Echmiadzin, Armenia built.[6]
- 634 – Omar ibn al-Khattab Mosque, Dumat al-Jandal, Arabia is completed.
- 635 – Convent on Lindisfarne, off the coast of Bernicia (north east England), founded.[7]
- 636 – Xumi Pagoda (須彌塔) in Zhengding, Tang dynasty China, built.[8]
- 640 – Daqin Pagoda (大秦塔) in Chang'an, Tang dynasty China, completed.[9][10]
- 641 – Mosque of Amr ibn al-As in Fustat, Umayyad Egypt, begun.[11]
- 646 – Hwangnyongsa pagoda completed.[12]
- 652
- Giant Wild Goose Pagoda (大雁塔) in Chang'an, capital of Tang dynasty China, first built.[13]
- Zvartnots Cathedral in Armenia built.[14]
- 654 – Jumièges Abbey in Normandy founded.[15]
- 661 – San Juan de Baños, Palencia in Visigothic Spain consecrated.[16]
- 662-663 – Penglai Palace renovated.[17]
- 669 – Kōfuku-ji (興福寺) Buddhist temple in Yamashina, Japan, first constructed.[18]
- c. 670
- City of Kairouan in Tunisia and its Great Mosque founded.[19]
- All Saints' Church, Brixworth in England founded.[20]
- 674 – Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey in Northumbria founded.[21]
- 680
- Yakushi-ji (薬師寺) Buddhist temple first built in Fujiwara-kyō, capital of Asuka period Japan.[22]
- Construction begins on San Pedro de la Nave church in Zamora, Visigothic Spain.[23]
- c. 682 – Work begin on the construction of Fujiwara-kyō (藤原京) as the future capital of Japan (694-710).[24]
- 683 – Temple of Inscriptions built in the Maya city of Palenque.[citation needed]
- 684 – Qianling Mausoleum (乾陵) near Chang'an, Tang dynasty China, completed.[25]
- 691-692 – Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, Umayyad Empire, completed.[26]
- 692 – Temple of the Cross built in the Maya city of Palenque.[27]
- 698 – Abbey of Echternach in Luxembourg founded.[28]
- Year unknown – Saint Frutuoso Chapel in Braga, Visigothic Kingdom, built.[29]
See also
References
- ^ "Hōryū Temple – temple, Ikaruga, Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Lu, Yongxiang (2014). A History of Chinese Science and Technology. Springer. p. 418. ISBN 978-3-662-44163-3.
- ^ "Georgia – Mtskheta – Jvari monastery Photo by Irina Kalatozishvili". National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Wang, Eugene Yuejin (2005). Shaping the Lotus Sutra: Buddhist Visual Culture in Medieval China. University of Washington Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-295-98462-9.
- ^ the abbey of st. gall as a centre of literature and art. CUP Archive. 1926. p. 68.
- ^ "SAINT HRIP'SIME". California State University – Armenian Studies Program. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Abraham, Rudolf (2016). St Oswald's Way and St Cuthbert's Way: With the Northumberland Coast Path. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-78362-369-3.
- ^ Planet, Lonely; Harper, Damian; Chen, Piera; Dai, Min; Eimer, David; Ho, Tienlon; Kelly, Robert; Low, Shawn; Matchar, Emily; McCrohan, Daniel (2015). Lonely Planet China. Lonely Planet. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-74360-538-7.
- ^ Avery, Martin (2014). The Bethune Trilogy. Lulu.com. p. 381. ISBN 978-1-304-92225-0.
- ^ The Silk Road Encyclopedia. Seoul Selection. 2016. p. 1218. ISBN 978-1-62412-076-3.
- ^ "Mosque of ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ - mosque, Cairo, Egypt". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Yuseop, Go (2017). A Study of Korean Pagodas: Joseon tappa ui yeon'gu. Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. p. 299.
- ^ Melton, J. Gordon (2014). Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 Volumes]: 5,000 Years of Religious History. ABC-CLIO. p. 517. ISBN 978-1-61069-026-3.
- ^ Ching, Francis D. K.; Jarzombek, Mark M.; Prakash, Vikramaditya (2017). A Global History of Architecture. John Wiley & Sons. p. 969. ISBN 978-1-118-98160-3.
- ^ Charles, Victoria; Carl, Klaus (2016). Romanesque Art. Parkstone International. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-78525-939-5.
- ^ "Basílica de San Juan Bautista o de San Juan de Baños". www.palenciaturismo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Chen, Jinhua (2007). Philosopher, Practitioner, Politician: The Many Lives of Fazang (643-712). BRILL. p. 105. ISBN 978-9004156135.
- ^ Mediated by Gifts: Politics and Society in Japan, 1350–1850. BRILL. 2016. p. 30. ISBN 9789004336117.
- ^ "Kairouan". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Clapham, Alfred (1930). English Romanesque Architecture, 1, Before the Conquest. Oxford University Press. p. 33.
perhaps the most imposing architectural memorial of the 7th century yet surviving north of the Alps.
- ^ "History of St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow". www.english-heritage.org.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition: The Nihon Ryōiki of the Monk Kyōkai. Psychology Press. 1997. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7007-0449-1.
- ^ Lapunzina, Alejandro (2005). Architecture of Spain. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-313-31963-1.
- ^ Steele, James (2017). Contemporary Japanese Architecture: Tracing the Next Generation. Taylor & Francis. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-317-37729-0.
- ^ Christensen, Matthew B. (2016). Geek in China: Discovering the Land of Alibaba, Bullet Trains and Dim Sum. Tuttle Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-4629-1836-2.
- ^ "Dome of the Rock". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Marken, Damien B. (2007). Palenque: Recent Investigations at the Classic Maya Center. Rowman Altamira. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7591-1385-5.
- ^ Ring, Trudy; Watson, Noelle; Schellinger, Paul (2013). Northern Europe: International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
- ^ Beawes, Wyndham (1793). A civil, commercial, political and literary history of Spain and Portugal. R. Faulder.
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