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Gothic timeline
1144
The new abbey church of St Denis is consecrated near Paris, introducing the style of architecture later known as Gothic
1175
The Gothic style is first seen in Britain in the new east end of Canterbury cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral
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1243
Construction begins in Paris on the Sainte Chapelle, designed to house relics acquired by Louis IX, the king of France
Sainte Chapelle
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c. 1300
Flying buttresses are a striking new structural feature on the exterior of Gothic cathedrals
Flying buttress
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c. 1300
The Early English phase in Gothic architecture gives way to the Decorated style
Chapter House, Wells Cathedral
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c. 1320
In places such as Siena and Orvieto, Italian architects add a blaze of colour to the more restrained northern pattern of Gothic
Orvieto, Cathedral
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