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Great Pyramid (tomb of King Khufu) along with other 2 pyramids of Giza completed
-2589
Architecture, Egypt
Great palace built at Mycenae
-1600
Architecture, Greece
Tutmosis I (Dynasty 18) builds the Valley of the Kings
-1504
Architecture, Egypt
Parthenon completed in 432 BC
-432
Architecture, Greece
Completion of Erechtheum (Temple on the north side of the Acropolis)
-408
Architecture, Greece
Romans build first aqueduct and Appian Way
-312
Architecture, Roman Republic
The Colosseum opens in Rome
80
Architecture, Roman Empire
Constantine builds Church of the Holy Sepulchre
335
Architecture, Middle East
Hagia Sophia opens in Constantinople--seat of Orthodox Christianity for 900 years
537
Architecture, Turkey
Edward the Confessor completes building of Westminster Abbey
1060
Architecture, England (<1707)
The great age of cathedral building in Europe begins
1078
Architecture, Europe
Iglesia de San Roman built in the aftermath of Christian Reconquest of Toledo
1085
Architecture, Spain
Khmer king builds the largest temple on earth, dedicated to Vishnu
1127
Architecture, Cambodia
In Paris, Abbot Suger begins rebuilding St. Denis Basilica in Gothic style
1137
Architecture, France
Building of Notre Dame de Paris begins
1163
Architecture, France
Holy relic survives fire and Chartres Cathedral rebuilt in Gothic splendor
1194
Architecture, France
Foundation stone laid for Cologne Cathedral--not to be completed until 1880
1248
Architecture, Germany
Cathedral with Brunelleschi's dome is dedicated in Florence
1436
Architecture, Italy
Shah Jahan I builds Taj Mahal in Agra to commemorate his wife, Mutaz Mahal
1631
Architecture, India
Christopher Wren completes St. Paul's Cathedral
1711
Architecture, United Kingdom
Palace of Westminster burns down in 1834, but is rebuilt in 1840-1860
1834
Architecture, United Kingdom
Empire State Building opens in New York as the world's tallest building
1931
Architecture, United States
Centre Pompidou arts center opens in Paris
1977
Architecture, France