1220s in architecture

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Buildings and structures

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  • Early 1220s – Chlemoutsi Crusader castle in Greece is built.
  • 1220
  • Bishop Evrard de Fouilly initiates work on Amiens Cathedral, in Amiens, France, with Robert de Luzarches serving as architect until 1228.{{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}}
  • Brussels Cathedral begun.
  • Salisbury Cathedral begun in England.
  • Cluny Abbey's 3rd building campaign, initiated in 1080, is over. It is the world's largest religious building until the 16th century.
  • Upper three storeys of Qutb Minar in the Delhi Sultanate added.
  • c.1220
  • Beauvais Cathedral begun.{{Cite web |date=2012-12-29 |title=Beauvais Cathedral: the gravity-defying church |url=https://frenchmoments.eu/beauvais-cathedral/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=French Moments |language=en-US}}
  • Château de Coucy begun.{{Cite web |last=cie |first=G. Massiot & |title=Coucy Castle: Detail, Porte de Chauny |url=https://curate.nd.edu/show/dr26xw45c75 |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=curate.nd.edu}}
  • Gawdawpalin Temple finished in Bagan, Pagan Kingdom.
  • Cressing Temple Barley Barn in eastern England erected.{{Cite web |title=THE BARLEY BARN, 40 METRES NORTH WEST OF CRESSING TEMPLE FARMHOUSE, Cressing - 1123865 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1123865 |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}
  • 1221 – Burgos Cathedral begun.
  • 1222 – Great Hall of Winchester Castle begun.
  • 1227
  • Marienstatt Abbey church consecrated.
  • Toledo Cathedral begun.{{Cite web |title=The History of the Toledo Cathedral |url=https://traveltips.usatoday.com/history-toledo-cathedral-53922.html |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Travel Tips - USA Today |language=en}}
  • Reconstruction of Toompea Castle begun.
  • 1228
  • July 17 – The foundation stone of the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi (completed 1253) in Assisi, Italy is laid.{{Cite web |title=Dedication of the Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi {{!}} Sacred Heart Catholic Church |url=https://sacredheartfla.org/about-us/being-franciscan/fraciscan-feast-days/feast-of-the-dedication-of-the-papal-basilica-of-st-francis-of-assisi/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |language=en-US}}
  • 1229
  • Beverston Castle is completed in England.
  • St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn begun.

File:Gawdawpalin Temple Bagan Myanmar.jpg|Gawdawpalin Temple, Bagan (c. 1220)

File:Dehio 212 Cluny.jpg|Cluny III Abbey reconstruction (1220)

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