Home›Landmark Building Completions and Firsts›PlaceBrowse ByPlacePlace records where an architectural milestone actually happened. The Crystal Palace was "built in 1851 for the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London," Wikipedia notes, before later moving to the area that took its name. This grouping shows which cities or countries produced the turning points in architectural history.FactsPlaceSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1885 CE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedUnited States (Chicago) 1PlaceFilter Results11 entriesArea (sq km)All83,600 (1)181,035 (1)330,803 (1)505,983 (1)632,702.3 (1)996,603 (1)3,287,263 (1)7,688,287 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1492 (1)1776 (1)1822 (1)1901 (1)1922 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)1953 (1)1957 (1)1971 (1)PopulationAll11,027,129 (1)17,638,801 (1)27,801,023 (1)34,374,300 (1)49,752,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)109,139,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11AustraliaPlace1 entryBrazilPlace1 entryCambodiaPlace1 entryChinaPlace1 entryEgyptPlace1 entryFrancePlace1 entryIndiaPlace1 entryMalaysiaPlace1 entrySpainPlace1 entryUnited Arab EmiratesPlace1 entryUnited StatesPlace4 entriesSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Skyscraper, lead section, erathe ten-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago, built from 1884 to 1885.Wikipedia, Skyscraper, lead section, regionthe ten-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago, built from 1884 to 1885.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.