The northern branch of the Grand Canal of China was constructed during the first half of the decade, the Uppsala Cathedral was begun, and a partial collapse set back construction of the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais in a blow to the aspirations of its Gothic architecture.

Near the Rennes Cathedral ( cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes ) is the rue du Chapitre:

Saint Louis Cathedral is in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on the Place John Paul II ( French: Place Jean-Paul II ), a promenaded section of Chartres Street ( rue de Chartres ) that stretches one block between St. Peter Street ( rue Saint-Pierre ) on the upriver boundary and St. Ann Street ( rue Sainte-Anne ) on the downriver boundary.

File: Cathedral in St Pierre. JPG | The Cathedral in Saint-Pierre

* 1248 – The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, is laid.

He built the monastic church of St Peter at Gloucester ( now Gloucester Cathedral, though nothing of his fabric remains ), then part of his diocese of Worcester.

Catholic Cathedral of Asmara, built by the Italians in 1922

It was Æthelberht, and not Sæberht, who built and endowed St. Pauls in London, where St. Paul ’ s Cathedral now stands.

It was the seat of the archbishops, who ruled the surrounding area and ( from 1248 to 1880 ) built the great Cologne Cathedral, with sacred relics that made it a destination for many worshippers.

In 1773 King Frederick II of Prussia, having conquered and annexed Silesia in 1742, had St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin built for the Catholic Upper Silesian immigrants, now the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Berlin.

Æthelberht built Justus a cathedral church in Rochester ; the foundations of a nave and chancel partly underneath the present-day Rochester Cathedral may date from that time.

Saint George ’ s Cathedral ( Sankt-Georgs-Dom ) built on the old monastery church ’ s site, and also called Georgsdom, was consecrated in 1235.

Both orders soon set about constructing churches and schools, the most notable of which were the Jesuit Cathedral of Saint Paul and the St. Dominic ’ s Church built by the Dominicans.

In 1836 – 1837 a cenotaph was built for Mieszko I and his successor Bolesław I the Brave in the Golden Chapel () at the Poznań Cathedral, where the damaged remains found in the 14th century tomb of Bolesław were placed.

It was never built, but eighteen years later in 1815 Gilly's pupil, Karl Friedrich Schinkel ( 1781 – 1841 ), put forward plans for a National Memorial Cathedral to commemorate the recent victories in the Wars of Liberation.

To be known as the Residenzkirche, it was again, never built due to lack of funds, and in any case the national fervour of the period favoured the long-awaited completion of Cologne Cathedral over a new building, but Schinkel went on to become one of the most prolific and celebrated architects of his time.

Under his reign Christianity gained a strong foothold in the country with many churches being built in Mbanza of which the Kulumbimbi Cathedral ( erected between 1491 and 1534 ) being the most impressive.

He built 12 churches for Ivan III, including the Cathedral of the Archangel, a building remarkable for the successful blending of Russian tradition, Orthodox requirements and Renaissance style.

St David's Cathedral, built in its present form 1181at St David's, Pembrokeshire

* Completion of St Columb's Cathedral, Derry, Ireland, the first post-Reformation Anglican cathedral built in the British Isles and the first Protestant cathedral built in Europe.

* Saint Canute's Cathedral is built in Odense, Denmark.

He predeceased his father by two years and was buried by him in St Sophia Cathedral he had built in Novgorod.

* Metropolitan Cathedral, built in 1835 and located next to the Presidential Palace, on Murillo Square ;

Tórshavn Cathedral was first built in 1788 and partly rebuilt in 1865.

Attractions in Dakar include major markets, Dakar Grand Mosque ( built in 1964 ), Dakar Cathedral, Gorée Island, the IFAN Museum of West African culture, the newly completed African Renaissance Monument, clifftop walks and beaches, and Hann Park, home to Senegal Zoo.

* The Cathedral ( built in 1421, but restored to the current appearance in the 18th century by Giovanni Biagio Amico ).

To the north is the closely built old town on the peninsula between two modern harbours, with the splendid Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Cathedral of San Sabino ( 1035 – 1171 ) and the Swabian Castle built for Frederick II, which is now also a major nightlife district.

Today Asmara is worldwide known for its early twentieth century Italian buildings, including the Art Deco Cinema Impero, " Cubist " Africa Pension, eclectic Orthodox Cathedral and former Opera House, the futurist Fiat Tagliero Building, neo-Romanesque Roman Catholic Cathedral, and the neoclassical Governor's Palace.

Icon of the Melanesian Brotherhood Martyrs at Canterbury Cathedral ( Anglican Communion ) With the Reformation, after an initial uncertainty among early Lutherans, who painted a few " icon "- like depictions of leading Reformers, and continued to paint scenes from Scripture, Protestants came down firmly against icon-like portraits, especially larger ones, even of Christ.

* 1311 – Duccio's Maestà Altarpiece, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in the Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy.

* There is a stained glass window created in the early 1920s in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles depicting God the Father wearing a violet robe.

The church was conceived on the model of the Cathedral of Toledo, for what initially was a Gothic architectural project, as was customary in Spain in the early decades of the 16th century.

Some controversy arose when Tritle, early in 2012, summarily " released "-without compensation-the scheduled dates of a substantial number of organists and choirs ( from Australia, Germany, Switzerland, the UK and the USA ) that had previously been booked to play recitals or sing at the Cathedral.

The Butter Tower of Rouen Cathedral was erected in the early 16th century when Archbishop Georges d ' Amboise authorized the burning of butter instead of oil, which was scarce at the time, during Lent.

The largest and most opulent church in the city is the Dormition Cathedral, a five-domed edifice in the Russian Revival style, consecrated in 1896, demolished by the Soviets, and restored in the early first decade of the 21st century.

The Gospels may have been taken from Durham Cathedral during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, ordered by Henry VIII, and were acquired in the early 17th century by Sir Robert Cotton from Thomas Walker, Clerk of the Parliaments.

This sculpture on the west front of the Cathedral is of Richard Poore | Bishop Poore, who oversaw the early years of its construction, beginning in 1220.

Though the period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Muslim conquest is not well known ( due to lack of documents ), there is clear evidence of Byzantine presence in the city, as indicated by mosaics found in the oldest parts of the Cathedral, which was in early medieval times a paleo-Christian temple.

Examples of early colonial architecture include the Monastery of San Francisco, the Cathedral of Lima and the Torre Tagle Palace.

A trip through the central district goes through churches dating from as early as the 16th and 17th centuries, the most noteworthy of which are the Cathedral of Lima and the Monastery of San Francisco, said to be connected by their subterrestrial catacombs.

The history of Kilkenny () began with an early sixth century ecclesiastical foundation, with a church built in honour of St. Canice which is now St. Canice's Cathedral, and was a major monastic centre from at least the eighth century.

* St. Michael's Cathedral was built by the Izhevsk arms works in the early 20th century, destroyed by the Bolsheviks and rebuilt to the original design in 2007

The stone, which marked his grave, known as ‘ The Abraham Stone ’, is intricately carved with early Celtic symbols, and now is on permanent display within the Cathedral Exhibition at Porth-y-Tŵr.

In a 2005 study of Scott's work, John Thomas observes that Scott senior's " important church of St Agnes, Kennington ( 1874 – 77 ; 1880s – 93 ) clearly influenced Giles's early work, including Liverpool Cathedral Lady Chapel.

* The Cathedral of Vicenza ( church of Santa Maria Annunciata ), dating from early in the 11th century, and restored in the 13th, 16th, 19th and after the ruinous destruction of World War II, possesses numerous pictures and sculptures, nearly all of them by Vicentine artists ( Cittadello, Celestia, Liberi, Ruschi );

His glass is distinguished by the finesse of its drawing, unusual in the medium, his use of rich colours ( inspired by an early visit to see the stained glass of the Cathedral of Chartres, he was especially fond of deep blues ), and an innovative integration of the window leading as part of the overall design ( his use of heavy lines in his black and white book illustrations is probably derived from his glass techniques ).

Lorenzo Ghiberti () ( 1378 – 1 December 1455 ), born Lorenzo di Bartolo, was an Italian artist of the early Renaissance best known as the creator of the bronze doors of the Baptistry of Florence Cathedral, named by Michelangelo the " Gates of Paradise ".

He received his early education at the Canterbury Cathedral school, under the direction of William Tilly of Selling, who became prior of Canterbury in 1472.

The dome of Siena Cathedral had an exposed profile as early as 1224.

Examples of these early churches are the 13-domed wooden Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod ( 989 ) and the 25-domed stone Desyatinnaya Church in Kiev ( 989-996 ).

It was pioneered in the early – mid 1990s by bands such as Kyuss, Sleep, Cathedral, Acid King, Electric Wizard, Orange Goblin, and Sons of Otis.