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Buildings
- c. 1250 – The Western towers and north rose window of Notre Dame de Paris in the Kingdom of France are completed.
- c. 1250 – Hexham Abbey, England completed (begun c. 1170).
- c. 1250 – The Western towers and north rose window of Notre Dame de Paris are completed.
- 1250 – Château de Spesbourg, Holy Roman Empire built.
- c. 1252 – The Franciscan abbey of Claregalway Friary, in Claregalway, County Galway, Ireland is commissioned by Norman knight John de Cogan.
- 1253 – Construction of the upper Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi in Assisi, designed by Elia Bombardone, is completed.
- 1253 – Kenchō-ji (建長寺) Temple built in Kamakura, Japan.
- 1255 – New Gothic choir of the Tournai Cathedral in the Kingdom of France built.
- 1257 – Construction of the Basilica di Santa Chiara in Assisi begun.
- 1258 – The main body of the Salisbury Cathedral (begun in 1220) in Salisbury, England, is completed.
- 1259 – Gokuraku-ji (極楽寺) Temple, of the Jōdō-shū Buddhist sect, is founded in Kamakura, Japan.
 Western Front of Notre Dame de Paris (c. 1250) |
 Hexham Abbey (c. 1250) |
 Chateau de Spesbourg (c. 1250) |
 Lakshminarayana Temple, Hosholalu (1250) |
 Claregalway Friary (c. 1252) |
 San Francesco d'Assisi (1253) |
 Kenchō-ji, Kamakura (1253) |
 Salisbury Cathedral (1258) |
 Gokuraku-ji, Kamakura (1259) |
Births
- c. 1250 Giovanni Pisano, Italian sculptor, painter, and architect (d. c. 1315)
Deaths
- none listed
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