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This is a timeline of architecture, indexing the individual year in architecture pages. Notable events in
architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...
and related disciplines including
structural engineering Structural engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering in which structural engineers are trained to design the 'bones and joints' that create the form and shape of human-made Structure#Load-bearing, structures. Structural engineers also ...
,
landscape architecture Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioural, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic design and general engineering of various structures for constructio ...
, and
city planning Urban planning (also called city planning in some contexts) is the process of developing and designing land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportatio ...
. One significant architectural achievement is listed for each year. __NOTOC__ Articles for each year (in bold text, below) are summarized here with a significant event as a reference point.


2020s

* 2026 – The
Sagrada Família The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, otherwise known as Sagrada Família, is a church under construction in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world. Desi ...
is expected to be finished. *
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
– The
Arch of Reunification The Arch of Reunification, officially the Monument to the Three-Point Charter for National Reunification, was a sculptural arch located south of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It was opened in August 2001 to commemorate Korean reunifi ...
in North Korea is demolished. *
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
1915 Çanakkale Bridge The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge () is a road suspension bridge in the province of Çanakkale Province, Çanakkale in northwestern Turkey. Situated just south of the coastal towns of Lapseki and Gelibolu, the bridge spans the Dardanelles, about sout ...
in
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
, the longest suspension bridge in the world, is completed. *
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
Central Park Tower in
New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
, the tallest residential building in the world, is completed. *
2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
Torres Obispado in
Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
,
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
the tallest skyscraper in
Latin America Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...
, completed.


2010s

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
Notre-Dame fire On 15 April 2019, at 18:18 Central European Summer Time, CEST, a structural fire broke out in the roof space of Notre-Dame de Paris, a medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, France. The fire, which investigators believe was started by a ...
*
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
Apple An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus'' spp.). Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple (''Malus domestica''), the most widely grown in the genus, are agriculture, cultivated worldwide. The tree originated ...
's new headquarters
Apple Park Apple Park, also known as Apple Campus 2, is the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc., located in Cupertino, California, United States. It was opened to employees in April 2017, while construction was still underway. It replaced Apple Campus as ...
, designed by
Norman Foster Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (born 1 June 1935) is an English architect. Closely associated with the development of high-tech architecture, Lord Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture. Hi ...
, opened in
Cupertino, California Cupertino ( ) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, directly west of San Jose, California, San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The ...
. *
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
MahaNakhon opens in
Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
,
Zaha Hadid Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid ( ''Zahā Ḥadīd''; 31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-born British architect, artist, and designer. She is recognised as a key figure in the architecture of the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Born ...
dies. *
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
Shanghai Tower The Shanghai Tower is a 128-story, megatall skyscraper located in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai.
in
Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
, the tallest building in China and the second-tallest building in the world, gets completed,
Charles Correa Charles Mark Correa (1 September 1930 – 16 June 2015) was an Indian architect and urban planner based in Mumbai, India. Credited with the creation of modern architecture in post-Independent India, he was celebrated for his sensitivity to the ...
dies. *
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
One World Trade Center One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC and as the Freedom Tower, is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, One World Tr ...
opens in
New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
. *
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
Gran Torre Santiago is completed in
Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
. *
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
– The
Tokyo Skytree , also written as Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012,
opens in
Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
, The
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a sporting complex and public park in Stratford, Hackney Wick, Leyton and Bow, in east London. It was purpose-built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, situated adjacent to the Stratford City devel ...
is open in
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
for the
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
,
Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer (), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was b ...
dies. *
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
Al Hamra Tower, the tallest skyscraper in
Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
, is completed. *
2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
Burj Khalifa The Burj Khalifa (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding the antenna, but inc ...
became the tallest man-made structure in the world, at .


2000s

*
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
CityCenter opens on the
Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of the Las Vegas city limits ...
in
Paradise, Nevada Paradise is an Unincorporated towns in Nevada, unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas. It was formed on December 8, 1950. Its population was 191,238 at the ...
. This project is the largest privately funded construction project in the history of the United States. *
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
– " Water Cube", " Bird's Nest", South railway station, and other buildings in
Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
, completed for the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
. *
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
– Tarald Lundevall completes the Oslo Opera House in Oslo, Norway. *
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
– Construction begins on the Freedom Tower, on the site of the former World Trade Center. *
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
Casa da Música The Casa da Música is a concert hall in Porto, Portugal. It was designed by architect Rem Koolhaas and opened in 2005. Designed to mark the festive year of 2001 in which the city of Porto was designated European Capital of Culture, it was th ...
opens in
Porto, Portugal Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...
, designed by the Dutch architect
Rem Koolhaas Remment Lucas Koolhaas (; born 17 November 1944) is a Dutch architect, architectural theory, architectural theorist, urbanist and Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Graduate School of ...
with
Office for Metropolitan Architecture The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) is an international architectural firm with offices in Rotterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Doha, and Australia. The firm is currently led by eight partners - Rem Koolhaas, Reinier de Graaf, Ellen va ...
. *
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
30 St Mary Axe 30 St Mary Axe, previously known as the Swiss Re Building, is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London. Its nickname, The Gherkin, is due to its resemblance to the vegetable. It was completed in Decem ...
(also known as "''the
Gherkin A pickled cucumber – commonly known as a pickle in the United States, Canada and Australia and a gherkin ( ) in Britain, Ireland, South Africa, and New Zealand – is a usually small or miniature cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, ...
''" and the Swiss Re Building), designed by
Norman Foster Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (born 1 June 1935) is an English architect. Closely associated with the development of high-tech architecture, Lord Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture. Hi ...
, completed in the
City of London The City of London, also known as ''the City'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county and Districts of England, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in England. It is the Old town, his ...
. *
2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...
Taipei 101 The Taipei 101 (; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508 m (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. It is owned by Taipei Financial Center Corporation. It was Council on Tall Buildings ...
, designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners the world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010 is
topped out In building construction, topping out (sometimes referred to as topping off) is a builders' rite traditionally held when the last beam (or its equivalent) is placed at the top of a structure during its construction. Nowadays, the ceremony is ofte ...
. *
2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
Simmons Hall dormitory, designed by architect Steven Holl, completed at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...
. *
2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
Jewish Museum Berlin designed by
Daniel Libeskind Daniel Libeskind (born May 12, 1946) is a Polish–American architect, artist, professor and set designer. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 with his wife, Nina, and is its principal design architect. He is known for the design a ...
opens to the public. *
2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
– The
Emirates Towers The Emirates Towers () is a building complex in Dubai that contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, which are connected by a two-story retail complex known as "The Boulevard". The building is owned by Sheikh Moh ...
are both completed in
Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
, The
London Eye The London Eye, originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid Tourist attractions in the ...
is open in
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
.


1990s

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1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
Jewish Museum Berlin, designed by
Daniel Libeskind Daniel Libeskind (born May 12, 1946) is a Polish–American architect, artist, professor and set designer. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 with his wife, Nina, and is its principal design architect. He is known for the design a ...
is completed. *
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
Petronas Twin Towers The Petronas Towers (), also known as the Petronas Twin Towers and colloquially the KLCC Twin Towers, are an interlinked pair of 88-storey supertall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, standing at . From 1996 to 2004, they were the tall ...
, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, designed by César Pelli completed (world tallest building 1998–2004). Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art by Steven Holl opens to public. *
1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao designed by
Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry ( ; ; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. Gehry rose to prominence in th ...
. Sky Tower (Auckland) completed. *
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer (), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was b ...
completes the
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (''Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói'' — MAC) is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks. It was completed in 1996. The MAC-Niterói was ...
in Brazil. *
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Aronoff Center for Design and Art,
University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati, informally Cincy) is a public university, public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1819 and had an enrollment of over 53,000 students in 2024, making it the ...
completed by
Peter Eisenman Peter David Eisenman (born August 11, 1932) is an American architect, writer, and professor. Considered one of the New York Five, Eisenman is known for his high modernist and deconstructive designs, as well as for his authorship of several archi ...
. *
1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
Steven Holl Architects begin construction of St. Ignatius Chapel at Seattle University. *
1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
– Building of the
Basel Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...
Signal Box by Herzog and de Meuron *
1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
– The Umeda Sky Building in
Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
City, Japan is completed. *
1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
– The
Bank of America Corporate Center The Bank of America Corporate Center is an 871 ft (265 m) skyscraper in Charlotte center city, Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina. Designed by Argentina, Argentine architect César Pelli and HKS Architects, an ...
in
Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 United ...
is completed. *
1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
Stansted Airport Stansted Airport is an international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is located near Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford, Essex, northeast of Central London. As London's third-busiest airport, Stan ...
terminal building in
Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ...
, England, designed by
Norman Foster Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (born 1 June 1935) is an English architect. Closely associated with the development of high-tech architecture, Lord Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture. Hi ...
, is completed. *
1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
Frederick Weisman Museum of Art,
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...
completed by
Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry ( ; ; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. Gehry rose to prominence in th ...
.


1980s

*1989 in architecture, 1989 – I. M. Pei's pyramid addition to the Louvre is opened. *1988 in architecture, 1988 – Museum of Modern Art, MOMA Exhibition called Deconstructivism, Deconstructivist architecture opens. *1987 in architecture, 1987 – The Riga Radio and TV Tower, Riga Radio & TV Tower in Riga, Latvia is completed. *1986 in architecture, 1986 – The Lloyd's Building in London, designed by Richard Rogers, is completed. *1985 in architecture, 1985 – The HSBC Building (Hong Kong), HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong, China by
Norman Foster Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (born 1 June 1935) is an English architect. Closely associated with the development of high-tech architecture, Lord Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture. Hi ...
, is completed. *1984 in architecture, 1984 – Philip Johnson's Sony Building (New York), AT&T Building opens in New York City *1983 in architecture, 1983 – Xanadu House in Kissimmee opened. *1982 in architecture, 1982 – Design competition is held for the Parc de la Villette in Paris. *1981 in architecture, 1981 – Richard Serra installs ''Tilted Arc'' in the Federal Plaza in New York City. The sculpture is removed in 1989. *1980 in architecture, 1980 – Santa Monica Place constructed by
Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry ( ; ; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. Gehry rose to prominence in th ...
.


1970s

*1979 in architecture, 1979 – Charles Willard Moore, Charles Moore designs the Piazza d'Italia, New Orleans, Piazza d'Italia in New Orleans. *1978 in architecture, 1978 – Vienna International Centre, United Nations City in Vienna, Austria is completed. *1977 in architecture, 1977 – The Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, designed by Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Gianfranco Franchini, is opened. *1976 in architecture, 1976 – The Barbican Estate, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, opens in the
City of London The City of London, also known as ''the City'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county and Districts of England, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in England. It is the Old town, his ...
. *1976 in architecture, 1976 – The CN Tower in Toronto opens as the tallest freestanding structure on land. *1975 in architecture, 1975 – Completion of the Seoul Tower in Seoul, South Korea. *1974 in architecture, 1974 – National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh is completed. *1973 in architecture, 1973 – The World Trade Center towers, designed by Minoru Yamasaki, are opened in New York. *1972 in architecture, 1972 – The Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, California, designed by William Pereira, is completed. *1971 in architecture, 1971 – Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas, designed by Mark Rothko and Philip Johnson is completed. *1970 in architecture, 1970 – Construction begins on the Sears Tower in Chicago, designed by Bruce Graham and Fazlur Khan (of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill).


1960s

*1969 in architecture, 1969 – Fernsehturm Berlin opens. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius die. *1968 in architecture, 1968 – Mies van der Rohe's New National Gallery in Berlin finished. *1967 in architecture, 1967 – Expo 67 in Montreal features the American pavilion, a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller, and the Habitat 67 housing complex designed by Moshe Safdie. *1966 in architecture, 1966 – The Gateway Arch by Eero Saarinen is finished in St. Louis, Missouri. *1965 in architecture, 1965 – NASA's Cape Canaveral Vehicle Assembly Building, VAB, the Niagara Falls, Niagara Skylon Tower, Philadelphia's LOVE Park, the Tel Aviv Shalom Meir tower and the Salk Institute all open. *1964 in architecture, 1964 – The Unisphere heads 1964 New York World's Fair, New York World's Fair. *1963 in architecture, 1963 – The Palace of Assembly at Chandigarh, India, is finished. *1962 in architecture, 1962 – Orinda, California, Orinda Orinda House & by Charles Moore (architect), Charles W. Moore is completed. *1962 in architecture, 1962 – Seattle Space Needle & TWA Terminal by Eero Saarinen, Saarinen at John F. Kennedy International Airport, JFK are opened. *1961 in architecture, 1961 – Louis Kahn finishes the Richards Medical Research Laboratories, Richards Medical Building at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. *1960 in architecture, 1960 – Lucio Costa &
Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer (), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was b ...
plan buildings of Brasília, new capital of Brazil. The Television Centre, London, Television Centre for the BBC is opened in
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
.


1950s

*1959 in architecture, 1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Guggenheim Museum in
New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
is finished after 16 years of work on the project. *1958 in architecture, 1958 – The Seagram Building in New York designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson is completed. *1957 in architecture, 1957 – The Interbau 57 exposition in Berlin features structures by Alvar Aalto, Walter Gropius and his The Architects' Collaborative (TAC), and an ''unité'' by Le Corbusier. *1956 in architecture, 1956 – S.R. Crown Hall, Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, designed by Mies van der Rohe, is finished. *1955 in architecture, 1955 – Completion of Le Corbusier's Notre Dame du Haut chapel at Ronchamp, France and Disneyland (the world's first theme park) in Anaheim, California. *1954 in architecture, 1954 – Louis Kahn finishes his Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut, US. *1953 in architecture, 1953 – Completion of the United Nations Headquarters in New York by a design team headed by Wallace Harrison and Max Abramowitz. *1952 in architecture, 1952 – Le Corbusier completes his Unité d'Habitation in Marseille. *1951 in architecture, 1951 – Mies van der Rohe's Lake Shore Drive Apartments completed in Chicago. *1950 in architecture, 1950 – Eames House completed in Santa Monica, California, designed by Charles and Ray Eames.


1940s

*1949 in architecture, 1949 – Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut designed by Philip Johnson. *1948 in architecture, 1948 – Pietro Belluschi completes the Equitable Building (Portland), Equitable Building in Portland, Oregon. *1947 in architecture, 1947 – Alvar Aalto builds the List of MIT undergraduate dormitories#Baker House, Baker House dormitories at the
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. *1946 in architecture, 1946 – Le Corbusier draws up plans for La Rochelle-La Pallice, while his efforts to redesign Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (both cities in France) are foiled. *1945 in architecture, 1945 – John Entenza launches the Case Study Houses Program through his post as editor of ''Arts & Architecture'' magazine. *1944 in architecture, 1944 – Frank Lloyd Wright builds the research tower for his Johnson Wax Headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin. *1943 in architecture, 1943 –
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completes his Pampulha (Belo Horizonte), Pampulha project in Brazil. *1942 in architecture, 1942 – Vichy France, Vichy rejects Le Corbusier's Obus E plan for Algiers. *1941 in architecture, 1941 – Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, completed. *1940 in architecture, 1940 – Peter Behrens dies.


1930s

*1939 in architecture, 1939 – The 1939 World's Fair in New York includes the Finnish Pavilion by Alvar Aalto and the Brazilian Pavilion by Lucio Costa and
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. *1938 in architecture, 1938 – Frank Lloyd Wright purchases of land 26 miles away from Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, and begins to build Taliesin West, his winter home, in Scottsdale, Arizona, US *1937 in architecture, 1937 – Wright completes his house Fallingwater, at Bear Run, Pennsylvania. *1936 in architecture, 1936 – Frank Lloyd Wright designs his monumental inward-looking Johnson Wax Headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, US. *1935 in architecture, 1935 – Cass Gilbert's United States Supreme Court Building is posthumously finished. *1934 in architecture, 1934 – Frank Lloyd Wright draws up plans for his ''Broadacre City'', a decentralized urban metropolis. *1933 in architecture, 1933 – The Bauhaus closes under Nazism, Nazi pressure. *1932 in architecture, 1932 – The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York holds its exhibition on modern architecture, coining the term "International style (architecture), International Style." *1931 in architecture, 1931 – The Empire State Building, designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, becomes the tallest building in the world. *1930 in architecture, 1930 – William Van Alen completes the Chrysler Building, an Art Deco skyscraper in
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, US.


1920s

*1929 in architecture, 1929 – ''Barcelona Pavilion'' designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. *1929 in architecture, 1929 – ''Villa Savoye'' designed by Le Corbusier. *1928 in architecture, 1928 – Hector Guimard builds his last house in Paris. *1927 in architecture, 1927 – The Weissenhof Estate, an exhibition of apartment houses designed by leading modern architects, held at Stuttgart, Germany. *1926 in architecture, 1926 – Bauhaus Dessau building, designed by Walter Gropius, opened. Antoni Gaudí and Louis Majorelle die. *1925 in architecture, 1925 – Government House of Thailand, in Bangkok, opened *1924 in architecture, 1924 – Gerrit Rietveld completes the Rietveld Schröder House, Schröder House in Utrecht (city), Utrecht. *1923 in architecture, 1923 – Le Corbusier publishes ''Toward an Architecture, Vers une architecture (Toward an Architecture)'', a summary of his ideas. *1922 in architecture, 1922 – ''Monument to the Third International'' designed by Vladimir Tatlin (unbuilt). *1921 in architecture, 1921 – Frank Lloyd Wright completes his Hollyhock House for Aline Barnsdall in Los Angeles, begun in 1917. *1920 in architecture, 1920 – The Einstein Tower in Potsdam, designed by Erich Mendelsohn, is completed.


1910s

*1919 in architecture, 1919 – Bauhaus design school founded in Weimar, Germany *1918 in architecture, 1918 – Birth of Jørn Utzon, designer of the Sydney Opera House. *1917 in architecture, 1917 – Georges Biet's Art Nouveau house and apartment building in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle is severely damaged by combat shells, but will be rebuilt nearly exactly as before in 1922. *1916 in architecture, 1916 – De Stijl movement founded in the Netherlands. *1915 in architecture, 1915 – Le Corbusier completes studies for his Dom-ino Houses. *1914 in architecture, 1914 – Walter Gropius designs his Fagus Factory. *1913 in architecture, 1913 – Cass Gilbert completes the Woolworth Building in New York. *1912 in architecture, 1912 – Frank Lloyd Wright begins work on the Avery Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, Illinois. *1911 in architecture, 1911 – Josef Hoffmann completes the Stoclet Palace in Brussels. *1910 in architecture, 1910 – Gaudí finishes the Casa Milà in Barcelona.


1900s

*1909 in architecture, 1909 – Frank Lloyd Wright completes the Robie House near Chicago. *1908 in architecture, 1908 – Adolf Loos publishes his essay "Ornament and Crime". *1907 in architecture, 1907 – Gaudí completes the Casa Batlló in Barcelona. *1906 in architecture, 1906 – Lucien Weissenburger completes his own house, a striking example of the Art Nouveau style in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle. *1905 in architecture, 1905 – Wright designs Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois. *1904 in architecture, 1904 – Otto Wagner completes his Post Office Savings Bank, Vienna, Post Office Savings Bank Building in Vienna. *1903 in architecture, 1903 – Josef Hoffmann finishes the Moser House in Vienna. *1902 in architecture, 1902 – Otto Wagner's Wiener Stadtbahn, Viennese Stadtbahn railway system is completed. *1901 in architecture, 1901 – John McArthur Jr., completes the Second Empire architecture, Second Empire-style Philadelphia City Hall, the world's tallest masonry building. *1900 in architecture, 1900 – The Gare d'Orsay, later the famous Musée d'Orsay, is built in Paris by Victor Laloux.


1890s

*1899 in architecture, 1899 – Hector Guimard is commissioned to design the edicules for the Paris Métropolitain, which have become a hallmark of Art Nouveau design. *1898 in architecture, 1898 – Victor Horta designs his own house, later the Horta Museum. *1897 in architecture, 1897 – Hendrik Berlage designs his Amsterdam Stock Exchange. *1896 in architecture, 1896 – Eugène Vallin completes his own house and studio in Nancy, France, Nancy (France), which is the first of many Art Nouveau structures built there by the members of the ''École de Nancy''. *1895 in architecture, 1895 – The Biltmore Estate, the largest house in the US, is completed for the Vanderbilt family in Asheville, North Carolina. *1894 in architecture, 1894 – Louis Sullivan builds the Prudential (Guaranty) Building (Buffalo, New York), Guaranty Building in Buffalo, NY, US. *1893 in architecture, 1893 – Victor Horta builds what is widely considered the first full-fledged Art Nouveau structure, the Hôtel Tassel, in Brussels. *1892 in architecture, 1892 – Birth of Modernist architect Richard Neutra. *1891 in architecture, 1891 – Louis Sullivan completes his Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri, Saint Louis. *1890 in architecture, 1890 – Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler build the Auditorium Building in Chicago.


1880s

*1889 in architecture, 1889 – The 1889 Paris exhibition showcases some of the new technologies of iron, steel, and glass, including the Eiffel Tower. *1888 in architecture, 1888 – The Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888) displays many buildings by Lluís Domènech i Montaner and other Catalan architects. *1887 in architecture, 1887 – H. H. Richardson's Marshall Field Store in Chicago is completed. *1886 in architecture, 1886 – Birth of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. *1885 in architecture, 1885 – William Le Baron Jenney builds the first metal-frame skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, in Chicago. *1884 in architecture, 1884 – Gaudí is given the commission for the
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church in Barcelona, which he will work on until 1926. *1883 in architecture, 1883 – Antoni Gaudí completes his Casa Vicens in Barcelona. *1881 in architecture, 1881 – The Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum in London opens. *1880 in architecture, 1880 – Cologne Cathedral is finally completed after 632 years.


1870s

*1879 in architecture, 1879 – Louis Sullivan joins Dankmar Adler's firm in Chicago. *1878 in architecture, 1878 – Work begins on the Herrenchiemsee in Bavaria, designed by Georg Dollman. Death of Sir George Gilbert Scott. *1877 in architecture, 1877 – St Pancras railway station in London, by Sir George Gilbert Scott, is completed. *1876 in architecture, 1876 – Construction is finished on the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, designed by Gottfried Semper. *1875 in architecture, 1875 – The Opéra Garnier is completed in Paris. *1874 in architecture, 1874 – Completion of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California, Sacramento, California. *1873 in architecture, 1873 – Scots' Church, Melbourne, Scots' Church in Melbourne, Australia is finished. *1872 in architecture, 1872 – The Albert Memorial in London, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, is opened. *1871 in architecture, 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire destroys most of the city, sparking a building boom there; The Royal Albert Hall is completed in London. *1870 in architecture, 1870 – Birth of Adolf Loos.


1860s

*1869 in architecture, 1869 – Birth of Georges Biet. *1868 in architecture, 1868 – Birth of Peter Behrens and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. *1868 in architecture, 1868 – The Gyeongbokgung of Korea is reconstructed. *1867 in architecture, 1867 – Birth of Frank Lloyd Wright. William Le Baron Jenney opens his architectural practice in Chicago. *1866 in architecture, 1866 – Completion of the St Pancras Hotel in London by Sir George Gilbert Scott. *1865 in architecture, 1865 – Birth of French architect Paul Charbonnier. *1864 in architecture, 1864 – Birth of French Art Nouveau architect Jules Lavirotte. *1863 in architecture, 1863 – United States Capitol building dome in Washington, D.C., is completed. *1862 in architecture, 1862 – Construction begins on Henri Labrouste's reading room at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (site Rue de Richelieu, Richelieu). *1861 in architecture, 1861 – Birth of Victor Horta. *1860 in architecture, 1860 – Construction on Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi), Longwood, the largest octagonal residence in the US, is begun in Natchez, Mississippi.


1850s

*1859 in architecture, 1859 – Birth of Louis Majorelle and Cass Gilbert. *1858 in architecture, 1858 – The competition to design Central Park in New York is won by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. *1857 in architecture, 1857 – Founding of the American Institute of Architects. *1856 in architecture, 1856 – Louis Sullivan and Eugène Vallin are born. *1855 in architecture, 1855 – The Palais d'Industrie is built for the World's Fair in Paris. *1854 in architecture, 1854 – *1853 in architecture, 1853 – Baron Haussmann becomes prefect of the Seine ' and begins his vast urban Haussmann's renovation of Paris, renovations of Paris. *1852 in architecture, 1852 – Birth of Antoni Gaudí. *1851 in architecture, 1851 – ''The Crystal Palace'' designed by Joseph Paxton. *1850 in architecture, 1850 – Lluis Domènech í Montaner and John W. Root are born.


1840s

*1849 in architecture, 1849 – John Ruskin's ''The Seven Lamps of Architecture'' is published. *1848 in architecture, 1848 – Construction begins on the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., though it will not be completed until 1885. *1847 in architecture, 1847 – 24 August, birth of Charles Follen McKim (died 1909). *1846 in architecture, 1846 – 4 September, birth of Daniel Burnham of the firm Burnham and Root. *1845 in architecture, 1845 – Trafalgar Square in London, designed by Charles Barry and John Nash (architect), John Nash, is completed. *1844 in architecture, 1844 – Uspensky Cathedral (Ukraine), Uspensky Cathedral in Kharkiv, Ukraine is completed. *1843 in architecture, 1843 – Construction begins on Henri Labrouste's Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris. *1842 in architecture, 1842 – The Église de la Madeleine is finally consecrated in Paris as a Church (building), church. *1841 in architecture, 1841 – Birth of Otto Wagner. *1840 in architecture, 1840 – Construction begins on the Houses of Parliament in London, designed by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin.


1830s

*1839 in architecture, 1839 – Birth of Frank Furness in Philadelphia. *1838 in architecture, 1838 – Rideau Hall is built by Scottish architect Thomas McKay. *1837 in architecture, 1837 – The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is founded. *1836 in architecture, 1836 – A.W.N. Pugin publishes his ''Contrasts'', a treatise on the morality of Catholic, Gothic architecture. *1835 in architecture, 1835 – The New Orleans Mint, Dahlonega Mint, and Charlotte Mint are all designed by William Strickland (architect), William Strickland and begin producing. coins in three years. *1834 in architecture, 1834 – Alfred B. Mullet, designer of both the San Francisco Mint, San Francisco and the Carson City Mints in the US, is born in Britain. *1833 in architecture, 1833 – William Strickland completes the first Philadelphia Mint building. *1832 in architecture, 1832 – Birth of William Le Baron Jenney. *1830 in architecture, 1830 – The Altes Museum in Berlin, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, is completed after seven years of construction.


1820s

*1829 in architecture, 1829 – The panopticon-design Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, designed by John Havilland, opens. *1828 in architecture, 1828 – Completion of the Marble Arch in London, designed by John Nash. *1827 in architecture, 1827 – Birth of British Gothic Revial architect William Burges. *1826 in architecture, 1826 – The Menai Suspension Bridge over the Menai Strait, in Wales, designed by Thomas Telford, is completed. *1825 in architecture, 1825 – The front and rear porticoes of the White House are added to the building. *1824 in architecture, 1824 – The Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, Ireland is completed. *1823 in architecture, 1823 – Work begins on the British Museum in London, designed by (Sir) Robert Smirke (architect), Robert Smirke. *1822 in architecture, 1822 – Birth of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. *1821 in architecture, 1821 – Karl Friedrich Schinkel completeds his Konzerthaus Berlin, Schauspielhaus in Berlin and Benjamin Latrobe's Baltimore Basilica is completed. *1820 in architecture, 1820 – Death of Benjamin Latrobe.


1810s

*1819 in architecture, 1819 – Birth of English architect Horace Jones (architect), Horace Jones. *1818 in architecture, 1818 – Birth of American architect James Renwick Jr. *1817 in architecture, 1817 – Dulwich Picture Gallery in London is designed by Sir John Soane as the first purpose-built art gallery. *1816 in architecture, 1816 – Vauxhall Bridge, Regent's Bridge, crossing the River Thames in central London, designed by James Walker (engineer), James Walker, is opened. *1815 in architecture, 1815 – Brighton Pavilion is redesigned by John Nash (architect), John Nash for the future King George IV. *1814 in architecture, 1814 – British troops burn the White House in Washington, D.C., gutting it completely. *1813 in architecture, 1813 – Death of Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart. *1812 in architecture, 1812 – The Egyptian Hall in London, designed by P. F. Robinson, is completed. *1811 in architecture, 1811 – The United States Capitol, designed by Benjamin Latrobe, is completed. Birth of George Gilbert Scott. *1810 in architecture, 1810 – Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange, designed by Jean-François Thomas de Thomon, is completed.


1800s

*1809 in architecture, 1809 – Birth of city planner Baron Haussmann. *1808 in architecture, 1808 – Construction begins on the Paris Bourse, designed by Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart. *1807 in architecture, 1807 – The :File:Templo de la Virgen del Carmen, Celaya, Guanajuato, México .jpg, Templo de la Virgen del Carmen in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico is completed. *1806 in architecture, 1806 – Arc de Triomphe, Paris from Jean Chalgrin commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte. *1805 in architecture, 1805 – The Ellesmere Canal, designed by Thomas Telford, is completed. *1804 in architecture, 1804 – Completion of the Government House, The Bahamas, Government House in the Bahamas. *1803 in architecture, 1803 – The Raj Bhavan, Kolkata, Raj Bhavan in Kolkata, West Bengal, India is finished. *1802 in architecture, 1802 – The Temple of Saint Philip Neri in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico is completed. *1801 in architecture, 1801 – Birth of Henri Labrouste. *1800 in architecture, 1800 – The White House in Washington, D.C. is completed by team of client George Washington, planner Pierre L'Enfant, and architect James Hoban.


1790s

*1799 in architecture, 1799 – Death of French neoclassicist Étienne-Louis Boullée. *1798 in architecture, 1798 – Karlsruhe Synagogue, usually regarded as the first building of the Egyptian Revival architecture, built by Friedrich Weinbrenner in Karlsruhe. *1797 in architecture, 1797 – Ditherington Flax Mill, in Shrewsbury, England, the world's oldest surviving iron-framed building, is completed. *1796 in architecture, 1796 – Somerset House in
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, designed by William Chambers (architect), William Chambers, is completed. *1795 in architecture, 1795 – Birth of English architect Charles Barry. *1794 in architecture, 1794 – Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon, Korea, begins. *1793 in architecture, 1793 – Old East, the oldest public uniir John Soane's Museum. *1791 in architecture, 1791 – Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is completed *1790 in architecture, 1790 –


1780s

*1789 in architecture, 1789 – Jacques-Germain Soufflot's Panthéon, Paris, Panthéon in Paris is completed by his student Jean-Baptiste Rondelet. *1788 in architecture, 1788 – *1787 in architecture, 1787 – *1786 in architecture, 1786 – Schloss Bellevue in Berlin, designed by Philipp Daniel Boumann, is completed. *1785 in architecture, 1785 – *1784 in architecture, 1784 – *1783 in architecture, 1783 – *1782 in architecture, 1782 – Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart is named architect and controller-general of the École Militaire in Paris. *1781 in architecture, 1781 – *1780 in architecture, 1780 – 29 August – Death of Jacques-Germain Soufflot (b. 1713).


1770s

*1779 in architecture, 1779 – Fridericianum in Kassel (Hesse), designed by Simon Louis du Ry, completed. *1778 in architecture, 1778 – La Scala opera house in Milan (Lombardy), designed by Giuseppe Piermarini, is opened *1777 in architecture, 1777 – *1776 in architecture, 1776 – *1775 in architecture, 1775 – *1774 in architecture, 1774 – *1773 in architecture, 1773 – *1772 in architecture, 1772 – *1771 in architecture, 1771 – *1770 in architecture, 1770 –


1760s

*1769 in architecture, 1769 – St Clement's Church, Moscow is completed *1768 in architecture, 1768 – Petit Trianon at Palace of Versailles, Versailles is completed. *1767 in architecture, 1767 – Arg of Karim Khan *1766 in architecture, 1766 – Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill House in London is completed. *1765 in architecture, 1765 – *1764 in architecture, 1764 – Construction begins on church of La Madeleine, Paris. *1763 in architecture, 1763 – *1762 in architecture, 1762 – *1761 in architecture, 1761 – *1760 in architecture, 1760 –


1750s

*1759 in architecture, 1759 – Royal Palace of Riofrío in Spain, designed by Virgilio Rabaglio completed. *1758 in architecture, 1758 – The royal water garden of Taman Sari (Yogyakarta) on Java, designed by Tumenggung Mangundipura, is begun. *1757 in architecture, 1757 – Vorontsov Palace (Saint Petersburg), designed by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, is completed. *1756 in architecture, 1756 – *1755 in architecture, 1755 – Nuruosmaniye Mosque in Istanbul, designed by Mustafa Ağa and Simeon Kalfa, is completed *1754 in architecture, 1754 – Tomb of Safdar Jang in New Delhi, Delhi is completed. *1753 in architecture, 1753 – The Georgian-Style Pennsylvania State House, (Independence Hall) is completed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. *1752 in architecture, 1752 – Valletta Waterfront on Malta is built *1751 in architecture, 1751 – *1750 in architecture, 1750 – Rang Ghar in eastern India.


1740s

*1749 in architecture, 1749 – The Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, England, designed by James Gibbs, is opened as a library. *1748 in architecture, 1748 – *1747 in architecture, 1747 – *1746 in architecture, 1746 – *1745 in architecture, 1745 – *1744 in architecture, 1744 – *1743 in architecture, 1743 – Dresden Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany, completed. *1742 in architecture, 1742 – *1741 in architecture, 1741 – *1740 in architecture, 1740 –


1730s

*1739 in architecture, 1739 – Birth of Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart. *1738 in architecture, 1738 – *1737 in architecture, 1737 – *1736 in architecture, 1736 – *1735 in architecture, 1735 – Buckingham Palace built *1734 in architecture, 1734 – *1733 in architecture, 1733 – *1732 in architecture, 1732 – *1731 in architecture, 1731 – Basilica of Superga in the vicinity of Turin built, and designed by Filippo Juvarra *1730 in architecture, 1730 –


1720s

*1729 in architecture, 1729 – Christ Church, Spitalfields in London is completed. *1728 in architecture, 1728 – *1727 in architecture, 1727 – *1726 in architecture, 1726 – The remaining ruins of Liverpool Castle are demolished. *1725 in architecture, 1725 – *1724 in architecture, 1724 – The construction of Blenheim Palace is completed. *1723 in architecture, 1723 – Mavisbank House in Loanhead, Scotland is designed. Death of Christopher Wren. *1722 in architecture, 1722 – *1721 in architecture, 1721 – *1720 in architecture, 1720 –


1710s

*1719 in architecture, 1719 – *1718 in architecture, 1718 – *1717 in architecture, 1717 – *1716 in architecture, 1716 – *1715 in architecture, 1715 – *1714 in architecture, 1714 – *1713 in architecture, 1713 – Vizianagaram Fort in South India is built. *1712 in architecture, 1712 – *1711 in architecture, 1711 – *1710 in architecture, 1710 –


1700s

*1709 in architecture, 1709 – *1708 in architecture, 1708 – St. Paul's Cathedral in London, designed by Christopher Wren, is completed. *1707 in architecture, 1707 – *1706 in architecture, 1706 – *1705 in architecture, 1705 – November: In Williamsburg, Virginia, Williamsburg, capital of the Virginia colony in America, construction of the Capitol building is completed. *1704 in architecture, 1704 – St Magnus-the-Martyr in London is completed. *1703 in architecture, 1703 – *1702 in architecture, 1702 – The Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Germany is completed. *1701 in architecture, 1701 – *1700 in architecture, 1700 –


17th century

*1694 in architecture, 1690s – Potala Palace is completed in Tibet. *1690s in architecture, 1690s – The city of Noto, Italy, Noto, Italy, on Sicily, is devastated by an earthquake (1693), and a rebuilding program begins in the Baroque style. *1680s in architecture, 1680s – Church of Les Invalides, Paris is built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. *1670s in architecture, 1670s – The Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, designed by Christopher Wren is completed (1676). *1660s in architecture, 1660s – Louis XIV of France, Louis XIV, with the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart, begins to enlarge the Palace of Versailles (1661); foundation stone of Petersberg Citadel, Erfurt, Germany laid (1665). *1650s in architecture, 1650s – Completion of the church Sant'Agnese in Agone in Rome, designed by Borromini and Carlo Rainaldi. *1640s in architecture, 1640s – Borromini builds the church Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza in Rome. *1630s in architecture, 1630s – Emperor Shah Jahan construct Taj Mahal in Agra, India. *1630s in architecture, 1630s – Borromini builds the church San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome. *1620s in architecture, 1620s – St. Peter's Basilica is completed in Vatican City (1626). *1610s in architecture, 1610s – Mohammadreza Isfahani builds Naghsh-i Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran. *1600s in architecture, 1600s – 33 pol bridge is constructed in Isfahan, Iran.


16th century

*1590s in architecture, 1590s – Bernini and Borromini are born. *1580s in architecture, 1580s – *1570s in architecture, 1570s – *1560s in architecture, 1560s – work begins on Palladio's Villa Capra "La Rotonda". *1550s in architecture, 1550s – *1540s in architecture, 1540s – *1530s in architecture, 1530s – Work begins on Michelangelo's Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill). *1520s in architecture, 1520s – Santhome Church was built in Chennai. *1510s in architecture, 1510s – Construction begins on Chateau Chambord. *1500s in architecture, 1500s – Construction begins on St. Peter's Basilica. Birth of Andrea Palladio.


15th century

*1490s in architecture, 1490s – *1480s in architecture, 1480s – Vitruvius' treatise ''De architectura'' and Leon Battista Alberti's ''De re aedificatoria'' were published, having previously existed only in manuscript. *1470s in architecture, 1470s – *1460s in architecture, 1460s – *1450s in architecture, 1450s – Architecture of the Ottoman Empire after capturing Constantinople *1440s in architecture, 1440s – *1430s in architecture, 1430s – *1420s in architecture, 1420s – The Forbidden City of China is completed *1410s in architecture, 1410s – *1400s in architecture, 1400s – The Changdeokgung of Korea is completed.


14th century

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13th century

*1290s in architecture, 1290s – *1280s in architecture, 1280s – *1270s in architecture, 1270s – St. Augustine's Monastery (Erfurt), Germany begun 1277 *1260s in architecture, 1260s – Fakr Ad-Din Mosque is finished in the Sultanate of Mogadishu *1250s in architecture, 1250s – *1240s in architecture, 1240s – The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral in Cologne is laid. *1230s in architecture, 1230s – *1220s in architecture, 1220s – *1210s in architecture, 1210s – *1200s in architecture, 1200s –


12th century

*1190s in architecture, 1190s – Construction of Qutb Minar started in India *1190s in architecture, 1190s – Construction begins on the present form of Chartres Cathedral after a fire. *1180s in architecture, 1180s – *1170s in architecture, 1170s – *1160s in architecture, 1160s – *1150s in architecture, 1150s – *1140s in architecture, 1140s – Abbot Sugar supervises the reconstruction of St. Denis in the Gothic style *1130s in architecture, 1130s – Work begins on the Basilica of Saint-Denis in France. *1120s in architecture, 1120s – *1110s in architecture, 1110s – *1100s in architecture, 1100s – Yingzao Fashi written by Li Jie (Song dynasty), Li Jie published during mid Song dynasty, an important set of building standards.


11th century

*1090s in architecture, 1090s – Durham Cathedral founded; Old Synagogue (Erfurt), Germany, one of the oldest synagogue buildings in Europe (1094) *1080s in architecture, 1080s – *1070s in architecture, 1070s – St Albans Cathedral commenced; built from the ruins of Roman Verulamium. *1060s in architecture, 1060s – *1050s in architecture, 1050s – Greensted Church built, oldest surviving wooden church (extensively repaired) in the world, possibly the oldest wooden building in Europe. *1040s in architecture, 1040s – *1030s in architecture, 1030s – Gangaikonda Cholapuram built by the kingdom of Rajendra Chola I under Chola dynasty. *1020s in architecture, 1020s – *1010s in architecture, 1010s – *1000s in architecture, 1000s – Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur, Brihadisvara Temple built by the kingdom of Rajaraja I under Chola dynasty. Construction of stone buildings in Great Zimbabwe begins.


1st millennium AD

* 905 – Aachen Cathedral consecrated (major renovations in the 10th century in architecture, 10th century). *10th century in architecture, 900s – Akhtala Monastery built, intended as a fortress. *9th century in architecture, 800s – * 880 – The Nea Ekklesia is inaugurated in Constantinople, setting the model for all later cross-in-square Orthodox churches. * 848 – San Miguel de Lillo built in the Asturian architecture, Asturian pre-romanesque style of Architecture of Spain, Spain. *8th century in architecture, 700s – Seokguram of Korea is constructed. * 605 – Anji Bridge, China, the world's oldest known open-spandrel segmental stone arch bridge, is completed. *7th century in architecture, 600s – St. Hripsime Church, Echmiadzin, one of the world's oldest surviving churches, constructed. *6th century in architecture, 500s – Hagia Sophia built in its present form. Oldest known surviving roof truss in Saint Catherine's Monastery. *495–504 – Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna. * 470 – Basilica of St. Martin, Tours. * 432–40 – Santa Maria Maggiore and Santa Sabina in Rome. *5th century in architecture, 400s – Mahabalipuram, an ancient port city of south east India, constructed under Mahendravarman I & his son Narasimhavarman I of the Pallava Kingdom, Tamil Nadu, South India. *391 – Serapeum of Alexandria is destroyed in a conflict between Christians and pagans. * c.330 – Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome. * 325 – Old St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. * 320 – Construction of Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, begun using standards that will be followed in future basilica designs. * 315 – Arch of Constantine in Rome dedicated to the Battle of Milvian Bridge. * 312 – Aula Palatina (Basilica of Constantine) at Trier, the brick audience hall, completed. * 307–312 – Basilica of Maxentius and Catacomb of the Via Latina in Rome begun. *4th century in architecture, 300s – Nalanda, an ancient center of higher learning, is built in Gupta Empire in India. * 296–306 – Baths of Diocletian in Rome. * 262 – Arch of Gallienus in Rome completed. * 231 – Dura-Europos church in Syria, a house built c.200 converted into a Christian Church. * 224 – Dura-Europos synagogue one of the oldest synagogues. * 211 – Arch of Drusus in Rome completed. * 203 – Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome completed. * 212–16 – Baths of Caracalla in Rome. *3rd century in architecture, 200s – *200 – Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan is constructed. * 193 – Column of Marcus Aurelius dedicated in Rome. * 134 – Ponte Sant'Angelo across the Tiber in Rome completed. * 118–28 – Pantheon, Rome is completed, an early full dome. * 113 – Trajan's Column in Rome dedicated. * 104–6 – Alcántara Bridge, a Ancient Rome, Roman multiple arched bridge over the Tagus River in Spain. * 82 – Arch of Titus in Rome an artifact from the 'Temple Period' and the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora. *2nd century in architecture, 100s – Pantheon, Rome is completed. * 70–80 – Colosseum in Rome built under Emperors Vespasian and Titus. * 60–69 – Domus Aurea in Rome begun. * 52 – Porta Maggiore (Porta Prenestina) in Rome built. A subterranean Neopythagoreanism, Neopythagorean basilica nearby also dates to this century. * 47–50 – Romans establish the city of Londinium in Britain. * 40 – Lighthouse at Boulogne built. * 3 – Gungnae City of Goguryeo completed.


1st millennium BC

*1st century BC in architecture, 1-99 BC – Vitruvius writes De architectura (c. 15 BC). Expansion of Herod the Great's temple begins (c. 37 BC). Pont du Gard (c. 50 BC), Provence, France. Pons Fabricius, oldest functional stone Roman bridge in Rome, Italy (62 BC). Maison Carrée Roman temple is constructed (c. 16 BC). Mausoleum of Augustus is completed (28 BC). *2nd century BC in architecture, 100s – Across the Tiber in Italy: Ponte Milvio is the second bridge at this location (115 BC); Pons Aemilius is the oldest stone Roman bridge in Rome (126 BC). *3rd century BC in architecture, 200s – Erechtheion in Athens completed (206 BC). Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt completed and is the tallest man-made structure in existence at the time (c. 246 BC). The city of Djenné-Djenno is first occupied (250 BC). Colossus of Rhodes is completed (280 BC). *4th century BC in architecture, 300s – University of ancient Taxila, one of the first institutes of learning, is established. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is completed (350 BC). Alexander the Great founds the city of Alexandria and plans its layout (331 BC). The city of Antioch is founded (300 BC). *5th century BC in architecture, 400s – Completion of the final form of the Parthenon in Athens (432 BC). Construction of Pataliputra (modern day Patna) in the Magadha (Mahajanapada), Magadha empire (Indian Subcontinent) begun (490 BC). *6th century BC in architecture, 500s – Construction of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus begins (c. 500 BC). Second Temple Temple in Jerusalem, in Jerusalem completed (February 25, 515 BC). Work begins on Persepolis (515 BC). Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus completed in Rome (509 BC). *7th century BC in architecture, 600s – Port city of Naucratis is founded in Egypt (c. 625 BC). Massalia (modern-day Marseille) is founded (c. 600 BC). *8th century BC in architecture, 700s – According to legend, the city of Rome is founded (753 BC). *9th century BC in architecture, 800s – *10th century BC in architecture, 900s – The earliest Greek temple built at Samos with some timber framing based on the Mycenaean Greece, Mycenaean megaron


2nd millennium BC

*11th century BC in architecture, 1000s BC – *12th century BC in architecture, 1100s – *13th century BC in architecture, 1200s – Chogha Zanbil built. End of Harappan architecture *14th century BC in architecture, 1300s – *15th century BC in architecture, 1400s – *16th century BC in architecture, 1500s – *17th century BC in architecture, 1600s – Final construction of Stonehenge in EnglandStonehenge#After the monument (1600 BC on) *18th century BC in architecture, 1700s – *19th century BC in architecture, 1800s – Last Egyptian pyramid built in Hawara *20th century BC in architecture, 1900s –


3rd millennium BC

*21st century BC in architecture, 2000s BC – Ziggurat of Ur construction takes place *22nd century BC in architecture, 2100s – *23rd century BC in architecture, 2200s – *24th century BC in architecture, 2300s – *25th century BC in architecture, 2400s – *26th century BC in architecture, 2500s – *27th century BC in architecture, 2600s – Ancient city of Mohenjo-daro is built in modern day Pakistan. Great Pyramid of Giza and Pyramid of Djoser built in Egypt. *28th century BC in architecture, 2700s – *29th century BC in architecture, 2800s – *30th century BC in architecture, 2900s – (2900 – 1600 BC) the Longshan culture in China. Examples in Shandong, Henan, and southern Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces.


Neolithic

*4th millennium BC in architecture, 4th millennium BC – Harappa ancient city built. *5th millennium BC – (5000–3000 BC) Yangshao culture in China. *6th millennium BC – (6000–2000 BC) Emergence of wooden frames in Chinese architecture including the use of mortise and tenon joinery to build wood beamed houses. *7th millennium BC – Çatalhöyük in Anatolia constructed without streets. *8th millennium BC – Lahuradewa architecture in Ganges plains of India. Early Mehrgarh settlements are established near the Bolan Pass in Pakistan. Earliest town sites with simple residential neighbourhoods in Jarmo, Jericho, and Ayn Ghazal (archaeological site), Ain Ghazal on the Levant. *10th millennium BC – Göbekli Tepe in Turkey, an ancient structure believed to be the first place of worship.


References


See also

*Table of years in architecture *Timeline of architectural styles *Outline of architecture *History of architecture {{Lists of years Culture-related timelines, Architecture Years in architecture, Architectural history, + Architecture lists Lists of years by topic, Architecture