Landmark Europe religious

Grossmünster

1100 CE – still standing

Romanesque church in Zurich where Huldrych Zwingli launched the Swiss Reformation in 1519

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Before it was built (3000 BCE–1000 CE)
Holy Roman Empire (1100 CE–1400 CE) Border precision: Approximate
Swiss Confederation (1492 CE–1783 CE) Border precision: Approximate
Helvetic Republic (1800 CE) Border precision: Defined
Switzerland (1815 CE–2026 CE) Border precision: Defined

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1299 CE – 1922 CE

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World War I

1914 CE – 1918 CE

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Venice–Constantinople Route

800 CE – 1600 CE

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Butrint

800 BCE – 1800 CE

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Holy Roman Empire

962 CE – 1806 CE

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World War II

1939 CE – 1945 CE

Trade route · Europe

Varangian Trade Route

800 CE – 1100 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1100 CE and 2026 CE.

1103 CE Edinburgh Castle 1135 CE The Anarchy 1137 CE St. Stephen's Cathedral 1156 CE The Kremlin 1160 CE Wars of the Lombard League

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Image credits 7 pictures from Wikimedia Commons

Grossmünster Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Jona Lendering · CC0
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922) User:Orwellianist · Public domain
World War I Collection DocAnciens/docpix.fr · Public domain
Butrint Geoff Wong · CC BY 2.0
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor with haloes (1430-1806) David Liuzzo, eagle by N3MO · CC BY-SA 3.0
World War II Richard Opitz · CC BY-SA 3.0 de