1170s in architecture
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Buildings and structures
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- about 1170 – Airavatesvara Temple completed in Darasuram, India (Chola Empire).
- about 1170 – Galilee Chapel added to Durham Cathedral.{{cite book|first=Ian|last=Sutton|title=Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present|location=London|publisher=Thames & Hudson|year=1999|isbn=978-0-500-20316-3|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/westernarchitect00sutt}}
- about 1170–1180 – Construction of St. Faith's Church, Sélestat, Alsace.
- 1170 – San Nicola Bell Tower, Pisa, Italy.
- 1171 – Romanesque building of the Tournai Cathedral, Hainaut consecrated.
- 1171 – Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral began under William of Sens.{{Cite web |title=Canterbury Cathedral |url=https://www.wmf.org/project/canterbury-cathedral |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=World Monuments Fund |language=en}}
- 1171 – Pont d'Avignon begun.
- about 1171 – Castle of Almourol in the Tagus, Portugal, built.
- 1172 – Nur Al-Din Mosque completed in Hama, Syria.
- 1172 – Newcastle Castle in Northern England is rebuilt in stone.
- 1172 – Ikorta church built in Georgia.
- 1173 – Bell Tower of the Basilica di San Zeno completed in Verona, Italy.
- 1173 – Approximate traditional completion date of Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Mosul).
- 1173–1178 – First stage of work on campanile of Pisa cathedral in Italy, which becomes the Leaning Tower of Pisa.{{Cite book |last1=Potts |first1=David M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=37PStsDpevoC&pg=PA254 |title=Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering: Application |last2=Zdravković |first2=Lidija |author2-link= Lidija Zdravković |date=2001 |publisher=Thomas Telford |isbn=978-0-7277-2783-1 |language=en}}
- 1174 – Monreale Cathedral begun.
- 1175 – Sainte-Trinité Abbey Church in Lessay begun.
- 1175 – Soissons Cathedral begun.
- 1175–1176 – Wells Cathedral begun.
- 1177 – The Piazza San Marco in Venice assumes its current shape.
- 1177 – Maria Laach Abbey in the Holy Roman Empire completed.
- Basilica Sant'Ambrogio, Milan begun.
File:Airavateshwarar full.JPG|Airavatesvara Temple (1170)
File:Chiesa di san nicola, campanile, pisa.JPG|San Nicola Bell Tower, Pisa (1170)
File:Durham Cathedral. Gallilee Chapel by James Valentine. c.1890.jpg|Durham Cathedral Galilee Chapel (1170)
File:Tournai JPG006.jpg|Tournai Cathedral (1171)
File:Hama-AlNouri minaret.jpg|Nur Al-Din Mosque, Hama (1172)
File:Verona Italy San Zeno DSC08194.JPG|San Zeno Bell Tower, Verona (1173)
File:Maria Lach 02.jpg|Maria Laach Abbey (1177)