Radiocarbon dating shows that the earliest exposed structures at Göbekli Tepe were built between 9500 and 9000 BCE, towards the end of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) period.

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Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture

Banister Fletcher, edited by Dan Cruickshank (20th edition), Architectural Press, 1996

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Airports and Airport Terminals

Ancient Egyptian Temples

Ancient Monuments (Pyramids and Obelisks)

Apartment and Multi-Family Buildings

Archaeological Sites of East and Southeast Asia

Archaeological Sites of Mesoamerica and Indigenous North America

Archaeological Sites of Prehistoric Europe

Archaeological Sites of South Asia

Archaeological Sites of Sub-Saharan Africa

Archaeological Sites of the Mediterranean and Greco-Roman World

Archaeological Sites of the Near East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and North Africa

Architecturally Significant Houses

Arts and Community Centers

Bridges and Viaducts

Buddhist Temples and Pagodas

Bus and Transit Terminals

Camps, Lodges and Leisure Venues

Castles

Christian Churches and Cathedrals

Citadels and City Walls

City and Town Halls

Colonial and Post-Medieval Ruin Sites (Misfiled)

Commemorative Statues, Columns and Markers

Commercial Building Types and Terms

Concert Halls and Convention Centers

Corporate Headquarters, Campuses and Office Complexes

Cottages and Small Houses

Courts and Judicial Buildings

Cultural and Institutional Landmarks (Other)

Department Stores and Shopping Buildings

Executive, Head-of-State and Diplomatic Buildings

Factories, Mills, Breweries and Works

Farmsteads and Homesteads

Fortified Prisons

Forts and Coastal Defenses

Government Building Types and Terms (Other)

Hindu Temples

Historic Clock and Bell Towers

Historic Districts (Multiple Buildings)

Historic Homes and Estates (Misfiled)

Historic Homes and Farms (Misfiled)

Historic House Museums

Historic Houses (Individual Landmarks)

Historic Wells and Fountains

Hotels and Grand Hotels

Inns, Taverns and Public Houses

Islamic Mosques

Jewish Synagogues

Legislative, Parliament and International Body Buildings

Libraries and Archives

Lighthouses

Manor and Country Houses

Markets and Market Halls

Mausoleums, Tombs and Mounds

Monument and Tower Types and Terms (Other)

Museums and Galleries

National and Iconic Landmark Monuments

Observation, Communication and Landmark Towers

Other and Multi-Faith Sites

Palaces of Eastern Europe and Russia

Palaces of Italy

Palaces of North America

Palaces of South and East Asia

Palaces of the Middle East and Africa

Palaces of the United Kingdom and Ireland

Palaces of Western Europe

Plantation Houses

Prisons and Detention Facilities

Public Utility and Civic Service Buildings

Railway Stations

Residential Building Types and Terms

Resorts and Integrated Resorts

Rowhouses and Terraced Housing

Schools and Educational Buildings

Shophouses and Commercial Blocks

Skyscrapers and Office Towers

Southeast Asian and Khmer Temples

Sports and Recreation Venues

Tall Buildings of East Asia

Tall Buildings of Europe