Strasbourg Cathedral, in Alsace, is a major Gothic cathedral which began with a Romanesque building started under Bishop Werner of Habsburg. Work continued over the following centuries, and the Gothic design that gives the cathedral its character, with a rose window and a facade covered in sculpture, dates from the thirteenth century. The single tower, with its openwork spire, was completed in the fifteenth century, and at 142 metres it was the tallest building in the world until the nineteenth century. Inside, there is an astronomical clock with moving figures. The cathedral was a model of Gothic style for German authors such as Goethe, and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988.
Before and after
- 1010Construction of Prahadisvarar Temple
- c. 1010sMurasaki Shikibu writes The Tale of Genji
- from c. 1011 to 1215Ghurid dynasty
- from 1011 to 1934Construction of Saint Sophia Cathedral
- 1015Construction of Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg
- 1020Death of Ferdowsi
- 1020Construction of Wawel Cathedral
- 1021Ibn al-Haytham completes the Book of Optics
- 1021Vikings are at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland
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- 1473Construction of Sistine Chapel
The era
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