Example sentences of "was built [prep] the [num ord] century " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turku Castle was built in the thirteenth century in a strategic position on the harbour . |
| 2 | This typical Pennine longhouse with thick stone walls , Viking timbers and mullioned windows was built in the 17th century in a style originated by the Norsemen . |
| 3 | Egerton Grey was built in the 19th century as a rectory and , thanks to the Pitkins ' assiduous antique collecting , it retains the appearance of a Victorian private house . |
| 4 | A flax processing mill was built in the 19th century and some workers were brought over from Ireland . |
| 5 | It was built in the 13th century on older foundations , as a shared church , serving both a convent of nuns and the local parish , and was added to over the next five centuries . |
| 6 | The church , which was built in the 13th century , stands isolated in a field at the north end of the village , and is dedicated to St Margaret . |
| 7 | Bothwell Castle was built in the 13th century by Walter of Moray , a descendant of Freskin , Lord of Duffus . |
| 8 | The truth of the matter is that the bridge was built in the mid-18th century by James Essex to a design by W. Etheridge , an undergraduate . |
| 9 | The original mill here was built in the eleventh century . |
| 10 | The oldest building , St Margaret 's Chapel , was built in the eleventh century . |
| 11 | The latter dates from the eighteenth century but S. Michael was built in the eleventh century and much of it survives . |
| 12 | It was built in the seventh century and after several restorations was finally reconstructed in 1008 . |
| 13 | It was built in the 12th century ( 1150 ) . |
| 14 | No doubt the original buildings were of timber but the first stone church was built in the 12th century with an apse at the east covering the site of the saint 's grave . |
| 15 | The castle of Oliveto , about 10 minutes by car from Castelfiorentino , has led a full and varied life since it was built in the 15th century . |
| 16 | S. Stephen 's Cathedral in Vienna still has a Romanesque wing though it was built in the mid-thirteenth century . |
| 17 | The former home of an ecclesiastical dignitary , the villa was built in the 14th century . |
| 18 | It was built in the fifteenth century and the paintings date from c. 1520 ; it is a very fine example indeed . |
| 19 | The Marktkirche was built in the fourteenth century , adjacent to the Town Hall . |
| 20 | It was built in the fourteenth century and shows Italian influence , being designed by craftsmen from Kotor ( Cattaro ) on the coast south of Dubrovnik where there is further Byzantine work . |
| 21 | House of Shivas , nearby , was built in the sixteenth century , destroyed by fire in 1900 and has now been restored . |
| 22 | The Church of São Bento in Ribeira Brava was built in the sixteenth century but completely altered in the eighteenth century . |
| 23 | From here there is a good view of the fortress of Nossa Senhora da Conceição which was built in the seventeenth century on the Loo Rock to protect ships in the harbour . |
| 24 | Militant Hindus have been trying to destroy the mosque at Ayodhya for years because they believe it was built by the 16th Century Moslem invaders . |