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| 1093 |
| | | Work begins on a new cathedral in Durham, which will become an outstanding example of Norman (or Romanesque) architecture | |
|  | Durham Cathedral
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| 1175 |
| | | The Gothic style is first seen in Britain in the new east end of Canterbury cathedral | |
|  | Canterbury Cathedral
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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. 1350 |
| | | The Perpendicular style develops from the Decorated phase in English Gothic architecture | |
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| c. 1390 |
| | | Fan vaulting becomes part of the Gothic tradition, seen to perfection in the cloisters of Gloucester cathedral | |
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| 1514 |
| | | Thomas Wolsey begins to build himself a palace at Hampton Court, but will later consider it politic to give it to Henry VIII | |
|  | Hampton Court west front, chromolithograph
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| 1599 |
| | | The Globe, where many of Shakespeare's plays are first performed, is built on Bankside in London | |
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| 1710 |
| | | Christopher Wren's new domed St Paul's cathedral is completed in London | |
|  | St.Paul's Cathedral
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| 1715 |
| | | Colen Campbell creates interest in the Palladian style in Britain with the publication of his Vitruvius Britannicus | |
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| 1717 |
| | | The earl of Burlington employs Colen Campbell to remodel his Piccadilly house in the Palladian style | |
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