7th century in architecture

See also: 6th century in architecture, 8th century in architecture, and the timeline of architecture.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

St. Hripsime Church in Echmiadzin, Armenia

• 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]
• 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]

Jumièges Abbey in Normandy, France

• 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]

Yakushi-ji in Fujiwara-kyō, Japan

• 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.
• 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]

Panorama view of interior of the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As, Fustat, Egypt

References

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2. Lu, Yongxiang (2014). A History of Chinese Science and Technology. Springer. p. 418. ISBN 978-3-662-44163-3.
3. "Georgia – Mtskheta – Jvari monastery Photo by Irina Kalatozishvili". National Geographic. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
4. 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.
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7. 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.
8. 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.
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12. Yuseop, Go (2017). A Study of Korean Pagodas: Joseon tappa ui yeon'gu. Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. p. 299.
13. 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.
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15. Charles, Victoria; Carl, Klaus (2016). Romanesque Art. Parkstone International. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-78525-939-5.
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18. Mediated by Gifts: Politics and Society in Japan, 1350–1850. BRILL. 2016. p. 30. ISBN 9789004336117.
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20. 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.
21. "History of St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow". www.english-heritage.org.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
22. 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.
23. Lapunzina, Alejandro (2005). Architecture of Spain. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-313-31963-1.
24. Steele, James (2017). Contemporary Japanese Architecture: Tracing the Next Generation. Taylor & Francis. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-317-37729-0.
25. 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.
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27. Marken, Damien B. (2007). Palenque: Recent Investigations at the Classic Maya Center. Rowman Altamira. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7591-1385-5.
28. Ring, Trudy; Watson, Noelle; Schellinger, Paul (2013). Northern Europe: International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
29. Beawes, Wyndham (1793). A civil, commercial, political and literary history of Spain and Portugal. R. Faulder.