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1144
 
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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
 
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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
 
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Flying buttresses are a striking new structural feature on the exterior of Gothic cathedrals       
Flying buttress
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c. 1300
 
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The Early English phase in Gothic architecture gives way to the Decorated style       
Chapter House, Wells Cathedral
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c. 1320
 
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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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