Buildings 8th century in architecture
church of st john baptist, kerch
709 – al-aqsa mosque first built in jerusalem, umayyad empire (begun in 707).
709 – small wild goose pagoda in china completed.
before 710 – qasr kharana castle built in umayyad empire.
710 – capital of japan moved fujiwara-kyō heijō-kyō (平城京) (nara).
711 – fujiwara-kyō destroyed fire.
c. 711 – hōryū-ji temple reconstructed in ikaruga, japan.
714 – umayyad mosque built in damascus, capital of umayyad empire. begun in 707.
715 – umayyad city of anjar built in lebanon.
c. 715 – qasr amra castle built in umayyad empire.
c. 717–757 – church of st john baptist, kerch in crimea constructed.
721 – al-omari mosque (bosra) completed in umayyad syria.
c. 730–800 – gebang hindu temple @ yogyakarta on java built.
739 – benedictine monastery built adjoining basilica of sant ambrogio in milan.
c. 744 – construction begun on mshatta umayyad palace.
c. 744 – umayyad palace of khirbat al-mafjar near jericho, palestine built.
746 – gormaz castle built in spain.
750s – belfry of old st. peter s basilica in rome constructed.
751
bulguksa of korea expanded.
seokguram of korea constructed.
tōdai-ji (東大寺) temple in heijō-kyō (nara), japan completed (the modern-day building 1709 reconstruction).
755 – hieroglyphic staircase finished in maya city of copán.
759 – tōshōdai-ji (唐招提寺) temple founded in heijō-kyō (nara), japan.
762 – medinat as-salam (modern-day baghdad) founded capital of abbasid caliphate.
765 – saidai-ji (西大寺) temple founded in heijō-kyō (nara), japan.
768 – kasuga shrine (春日大社) first founded in heijō-kyō (nara), japan.
770 – rock-carved kailash temple in ellora, india commissioned rashtrakuta king krishna i.
771 – al-aqsa mosque in jerusalem rebuilt abbasid caliph al mansur.
774
lorsch abbey consecrated.
construction of charlemagne s palace @ ingelheim rhein begun.
775 – basilica of st denis near paris consecrated.
c. 775–778 – al-ukhaidir fortress built in mesopotamia, abbasid caliphate.
by 778 – kalasan temple on java completed. adjacent sari temple built same time.
781 – san vicente of oviedo church, first monument built in oviedo, kingdom of asturias.
784–6 – aljama mosque (mosque of córdoba (mezquita de córdoba)) built in emirate of córdoba, designed sidi ben ayub emir abd al-rahman i.
786 – aachen cathedral begun.
787 – construction of first würzburg cathedral (building no longer existing).
790s – villa , oratory @ germigny-des-prés begun.
799 – lyon cathedral begun.
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