8th Century in Architecture - Buildings

Buildings

  • 709 – Al-Aqsa Mosque first built in Jerusalem, Umayyad Empire (begun in 707).
  • 709 – Small Wild Goose Pagoda in China is completed.
  • before 710 – Qasr Kharana castle built in the Umayyad Empire.
  • 710 – The capital of Japan is moved from Fujiwara-kyō to Heijō-kyō (平城京) (Nara).
  • 711 – Fujiwara-kyō is destroyed by a fire.
  • 714 – Umayyad Mosque built in Damascus, capital of the Umayyad Empire. Begun in 707.
  • 715 – Umayyad city of Anjar built in Lebanon.
  • c. 715 – Qasr Amra castle built in the Umayyad Empire.
  • 720 – Omar Mosque built in Bosra, Umayyad Syria.
  • 739 – A Benedictine monastery is built adjoining the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan.
  • c. 744 – Construction begun on the Mshatta Umayyad Palace.
  • c. 744 – Umayyad palace of Khirbat al-Mafjar near Jericho, Palestine built.
  • 746 – Gormaz Castle built in Spain.
  • 750s – Belfry of Old St. Peter's Basilica constructed.
  • 751 – Bulguksa of Korea is expanded.
  • 751 – Seokguram of Korea is constructed.
  • 751 – Todaiji (東大寺) temple in Heijō-kyō (Nara), Japan is completed (the current building is a 1709 reconstruction).
  • 755 – Hieroglyphic Staircase finished in the Maya city of Copán.
  • 759 – Tōshōdai-ji (唐招提寺) temple founded in Heijō-kyō (Nara), Japan.
  • 762 – Medinat as-Salam (modern-day Baghdad) founded as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.
  • 765 – Saidai-ji (西大寺) temple is founded in Heijō-kyō (Nara), Japan.
  • 768 – Kasuga Shrine (春日大社) first founded in Heijō-kyō (Nara), Japan.
  • 770 – Rock-carved Kailash Temple in Ellora, India commissioned by Rashtrakuta King Krishna I.
  • 771 – Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem rebuilt by the Abbasid caliph Al Mansur.
  • 774 – Lorsch Abbey consecrated.
  • 774 – Construction of Charlemagne's palace at Ingelheim am Rhein begun.
  • 775 – Saint Denis Basilica consecrated.
  • 778 – Palace of Ukhaidir built in Mesopotamia, Abbasid Caliphate.
  • 781 – San Vicente of Oviedo church, first monument built in Oviedo, Kingdom of Asturias.
  • 784 – Construction of the Aljama Mosque (Great Mosque of Cordoba) begun in the Emirate of Córdoba.
  • 786 – Aachen Cathedral begun.
  • 787 – Construction of the first Würzburg Cathedral (building no longer existing).
  • 799 – Lyon Cathedral begun.
  • 790s – Villa and oratory at Germigny-des-Prés begun.

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