Buildings and structures Buildings about 1170 – Airavatesvara Temple completed in Darasuram, India (Chola Empire). about 1170 – Galilee Chapel added to Durham Cathedral. about 1170–1180 – Construction of St. Faith's Church, Sélestat, Alsace. 1170 – San Nicola Bell Tower, Pisa, Italy. 1171 – Romanesque building of the Tournai Cathedral, Hainaut consecrated. 1171 – Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral began under William of Sens. 1171 – Pont d'Avignon begun. about 1171 – Castle of Almourol in the Tagus, Portugal, built. 1172 – Nur Al-Din Mosque completed in Hama, Syria. 1172 – Newcastle Castle in Northern England is rebuilt in stone. 1172 – Ikorta church built in Georgia. 1173 – Bell Tower of the Basilica di San Zeno completed in Verona, Italy. 1173 – Approximate traditional completion date of Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Mosul). 1173–1178 – First stage of work on campanile of Pisa cathedral in Italy, which becomes the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 1174 – Monreale Cathedral begun. 1175 – Sainte-Trinité Abbey Church in Lessay begun. 1175 – Soissons Cathedral begun. 1175–1176 – Wells Cathedral begun. 1177 – The Piazza San Marco in Venice assumes its current shape. 1177 – Maria Laach Abbey in the Holy Roman Empire completed. Basilica Sant'Ambrogio, Milan begun. References 12th-century architecture 1170s works