10th Century in Architecture - Buildings

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.
  • 938 – St Martin's Church, Tours fortified.
  • 953 – East Mebon consecrated in Angkor.
  • 946 – Notre-Dame-de-Clermont-Ferrand consecrated.
  • 961 – Palace of Medina Azahara built as the new capital of the Emirate of Córdoba (begun in 936).
  • 961 – Yunyan Pagoda (雲岩斯塔) of Suzhou, China is completed.
  • 962 – Pre Rup temple built in Angkor.
  • 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 – Construction of the palace temple of Phimeanakas in Angkor.
  • 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.
  • 977 – Longhua Pagoda (龍華寺塔) in Shanghai, China is begun.
  • 980 – Saint Pantaleon Church in 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 current 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.
    • Khakhuli Monastery built in Tao.

  • Governor's Palace, Uxmal (c. 910)

  • East Mebon, Angkor (953)

  • Remains of Medina Azahara Palace (961)

  • Yunyan Pagoda, Suzhou (961)

  • Pre Rup, Angkor (962)

  • Banteay Srei (967)

  • Baksei Chamkrong (968)

  • Phimeanakas (c. 970)

  • Al Azhar Mosque, Cairo (971)

  • Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa (974)

  • Longhua Pagoda, Shanghai (977)

  • Saint Pantaleon's westwork, Cologne (980)

  • Great Mosque of Córdoba (987)

  • Bab-al-Mardum Mosque, Toledo (990s)

  • Church of the Teotokos, Hosios Loukas

  • Khakhuli Monastery

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