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Buildings and structures Buildings 1240 – Construction begins of the Castel del Monte in Apulia, Italy, for Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor; used by Frederick primarily as a hunting lodge.David Abulafia (1992) Frederick II: a medieval emperor pp 288. Oxford University Press US 1241 – Cloister of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome completed. 1242 – Heddal Stave Church in Norway consecrated, built in the first half of the 13th century. 1242 – Rebuilding of Peyrepertuse Castle in France to its current form begun. c.1245 – Rebuilding of Westminster Abbey begun. 1246 – Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Nuggehalli built in the Hoysala Empire. 1247 Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne, consecrated. Inauguration of St. Mary's Church, Sigtuna, Sweden. Start of reconstruction of Bassac Abbey. Approximate start of construction of original Pagoda of Monk Wansong in Beijing. 1248 April 26 – Consecration of Sainte Chapelle, Paris. August 15 – The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral in Cologne is laidJohn Henry Parker (1846) A companion to the fourth ed. of A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture pp 89. J.H. Parker by Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden. 1249 – Sadasiva Temple, Nuggehalli built in the Hoysala Empire.Madhusudan A. Dhaky (1977) The Indian temple forms in Karṇātạ inscriptions and architecture pp 20. Abhinav Publications
Deaths 1245 – c. June: Elias of Dereham, English canon and building designer
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