Home›Government and Civic Buildings›MaterialBrowse ByMaterialMaterial groups buildings by the principal substance they were built from. Wikipedia notes that a classical column's shaft is typically "made of stone, or appearing to be so," one of the oldest building materials still used today alongside brick, timber and steel. This dimension shows which buildings share a common physical fabric.FactsMaterialSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1144 CE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedItaly (Rome) 1MaterialFilter Results19 entriesBuilding TypeAllCommercial Property (1)Dwelling (4)Educational Institution (2)Fortification (5)House (5)Mansion (1)Monument (2)Museum (3)Palace (6)Parliament Building (16)The Skyscraper (5)Villa (4)Building FamilyAllCity and Town Halls (10)Courts and Judicial Buildings (10)Executive, Head-of-State and Diplomatic Buildings (6)Government Building Types and Terms (Other) (3)Legislative, Parliament and International Body Buildings (14)Museums and Galleries (2)Museums of North America (2)Prisons and Detention Facilities (6)Public Utility and Civic Service Buildings (5)PlaceAllAlgeria (4)Argentina (3)Australia (1)Australia (4)Austria (2)Belgium (1)Brazil (5)Canada (1)Chile (1)China (1)Denmark (1)Dominican Republic (1)Finland (2)Germany (4)Greece (3)Hungary (1)India (4)Ireland (2)Italy (3)Japan (1)Mexico (1)New Zealand (1)Norway (2)Poland (1)Portugal (1)Romania (3)Russia (1)South Africa (3)South Carolina (2)Spain (2)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)Ukraine (2)United Kingdom (7)United States (11)StyleAllAmerican Colonial Architecture (1)Architectural Eclecticism (4)Art Deco (2)Art Nouveau (2)Baroque Architecture (2)Beaux-Arts Architecture (4)Cape Dutch Architecture (1)Colonial Revival Architecture (1)Eclecticism in art (2)Edwardian architecture (2)Federal Architecture (1)Georgian Architecture (2)Gothic Architecture (2)Gothic Revival (7)Greek Revival Architecture (3)Greek Revival Architecture in North America (2)Haveli (1)High-Tech Architecture (1)Indo-Saracenic Architecture (4)Italianate Architecture (3)Modernist Architecture (6)Moorish Revival Architecture (4)National Romantic Style (1)Neoclassical Architecture (10)Nordic Classicism (1)Palladian Architecture (1)Portuguese Colonial Architecture (2)Postmodern Architecture (6)Renaissance Architecture (1)Renaissance Revival architecture (5)Romanesque Revival Architecture (1)Rustic Architecture (2)Second Empire Architecture (6)Spanish Colonial Architecture (1)Stalinist Architecture (2)Stripped Classicism (3)Venetian Gothic Architecture (1)Victorian Architecture (3)Completed YearAll1299 (1)1310 (2)1353 (1)1697 (2)1730 (1)1738 (1)1748 (1)1760 (1)1779 (1)1783 (1)1788 (1)1793 (3)1800 (3)1805 (1)1810 (1)1827 (2)1832 (1)1843 (3)1866 (2)1870 (1)1871 (2)1872 (1)1873 (1)1876 (1)1877 (1)1882 (3)1883 (3)1886 (1)1889 (3)1894 (1)1897 (1)1898 (3)1900 (1)1901 (4)1902 (1)1904 (1)1905 (2)1907 (2)1909 (2)1911 (1)1913 (1)1915 (3)1916 (3)1919 (2)1923 (1)1927 (2)1928 (2)1929 (4)1930 (2)1931 (1)1932 (1)1934 (2)1935 (1)1936 (3)1938 (2)1940 (1)1959 (1)1960 (4)1985 (3)1988 (1)1990 (1)1991 (1)1997 (3)2000 (1)2004 (1)2006 (1)2023 (1)2027 (1)Standing StatusAllDemolished (1)Reconstructed (1)Standing (17)ArchitectAllKenzo Tange (1)Norman Foster (1)Oscar Niemeyer (3)GroupAllCity and Town Halls (10)Courts and Judicial Buildings (10)Executive, Head-of-State and Diplomatic Buildings (6)Government Building Types and Terms (Other) (3)Legislative, Parliament and International Body Buildings (14)Museums of North America (2)Prisons and Detention Facilities (6)Public Utility and Civic Service Buildings (5)Material ClassAllBrick and Clay (1)Concrete (2)Glass (1)Metal (3)Stone (6)Timber (1)Natural or ManufacturedAllManufactured (3)Natural (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBrickMaterial26 entriesBronzeMaterial1 entryCast IronMaterial1 entryConcreteMaterial5 entriesConcreteMaterial1 entryCopperMaterial2 entriesGlassMaterial2 entriesGraniteMaterial11 entriesLimestoneMaterial4 entriesMarbleMaterial12 entriesMasonryMaterial6 entriesReinforced ConcreteMaterial1 entrySandstoneMaterial6 entriesSlateMaterial1 entrySteelMaterial9 entriesStoneMaterial20 entriesStuccoMaterial2 entriesTimberMaterial13 entriesTravertineMaterial1 entrySources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Town hall, history section, eraThe oldest town hall in the world is Palazzo Senatorio in Rome, Italy, which is established in AD 1144.Wikipedia, Town hall, history section, regionThe oldest town hall in the world is Palazzo Senatorio in Rome, Italy, which is established in AD 1144.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.