Humans and their ancestors have been creating various types of shelters for at least hundreds of thousands of … See more

Architectural advances are an important part of the Neolithic period (10,000-2000 BC), during which some of the major innovations of human history occurred. The domestication of plants and animals, for example, le… See more

• Columns with clay mosaic cones from the Eanna precinct in Uruk (southern Mesopotamia), Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany, unknown architect, 3600-3200 BC
• Ziggurat of Ur, Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Province… See more

From over 3,000 years before the Europeans 'discovered' America, complex societies had already been established across North, Central and South America. The most complex ones were in Mesoamerica, … See more

After the fall of the Indus Valley, South Asian architecture entered the Dharmic period which saw the development of Ancient Indian architectural styles which further developed into various unique forms in the Middl… See more

Chinese and Confucian culture has had a significant influence on the art and architecture in the Sinosphere (mainly Vietnam, Korea, Japan).
• The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in southern Xi'an… See more