Home›Milestones›All MilestonesBrowse ByAll MilestonesReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe turning points of architectural history: the surviving treatise of Vitruvius, the first skyscraper, the founding of the Bauhaus, and the fires, demolitions and restorations that changed how the world builds.FactsAll MilestonesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEarliest Attested EraWell-attested30 BCE 1All MilestonesFilter Results51 entriesAssociated Architect or StyleAllAdrian Smith (1)Andrea Palladio (1)Buckminster Fuller (1)Christopher Wren (1)Frank Gehry (2)Frank Lloyd Wright (2)Gustave Eiffel (1)Jorn Utzon (2)Joseph Paxton (1)Le Corbusier (4)Leon Battista Alberti (1)Li Jie (1)Lilly Reich (1)Louis Sullivan (2)Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (3)Oscar Niemeyer (1)Peter Behrens (1)Philip Johnson (3)Vitruvius (2)Walter Gropius (2)William Le Baron Jenney (2)Zaha Hadid (1)YearAll537 (1)1103 (1)1150 (1)1420 (1)1452 (1)1570 (1)1653 (1)1666 (1)1834 (1)1847 (1)1851 (1)1853 (1)1857 (1)1871 (1)1885 (1)1889 (1)1893 (1)1907 (1)1919 (1)1920 (1)1923 (1)1925 (1)1928 (1)1929 (1)1931 (1)1932 (1)1933 (1)1937 (1)1945 (1)1948 (1)1958 (1)1960 (1)1963 (1)1964 (1)1965 (1)1966 (1)1967 (1)1972 (2)1973 (1)1979 (2)1980 (1)1994 (1)1997 (1)1998 (1)2001 (1)2010 (1)2024 (1)PlaceAllAfghanistan (1)Australia (2)Brazil (1)Cambodia (1)Canada (1)China (2)Egypt (1)France (6)Germany (2)Greece (1)India (1)Italy (4)Japan (1)Malaysia (1)Poland (2)Russia (1)Spain (2)Switzerland (2)United Arab Emirates (1)United Kingdom (4)United States (12)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 51Completion of Angkor WatLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of FallingwaterLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of the Burj KhalifaLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of the Eiffel TowerLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of the Empire State BuildingLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of the Forbidden CityLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of the Great Pyramid of GizaLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of the Guggenheim Museum BilbaoLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of the Hagia SophiaLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of the Petronas TowersLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of the Seagram BuildingLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of the Sydney Opera HouseLandmark Building Completions and FirstsCompletion of the Taj MahalLandmark Building Completions and FirstsDe architectura WrittenTreatises, Charters and Foundational TextsDemolition of Pennsylvania StationUrban Transformation, Loss and PreservationDemolition of Pruitt-IgoeUrban Transformation, Loss and PreservationDestruction of the Bamiyan BuddhasUrban Transformation, Loss and PreservationExpo 67, MontrealExhibitions and Public MilestonesFounding of CIAMInstitutional, School and Program FoundingsFounding of ICOMOSInstitutional, School and Program FoundingsFounding of RIBAInstitutional, School and Program FoundingsFounding of the AIAInstitutional, School and Program FoundingsFounding of the Architectural Association School of ArchitectureInstitutional, School and Program FoundingsFounding of the BauhausInstitutional, School and Program FoundingsFounding of the Deutscher WerkbundInstitutional, School and Program FoundingsFounding of the UIAInstitutional, School and Program FoundingsFounding of the VkhutemasInstitutional, School and Program FoundingsHaussmann's Renovation of ParisUrban Transformation, Loss and PreservationI Quattro Libri dell'Architettura PublishedTreatises, Charters and Foundational TextsInauguration of BrasiliaLandmark Building Completions and FirstsNotre-Dame Fire and RestorationUrban Transformation, Loss and PreservationPritzker Architecture Prize EstablishedInstitutional, School and Program FoundingsPublication of De re aedificatoriaTreatises, Charters and Foundational TextsPublication of the Yingzao FashiTreatises, Charters and Foundational TextsPublication of Towards a New ArchitectureTreatises, Charters and Foundational TextsRebuilding of London After the Great FireUrban Transformation, Loss and PreservationReconstruction of Warsaw's Old TownUrban Transformation, Loss and PreservationThe 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts DecoratifsExhibitions and Public MilestonesThe 1929 Barcelona International ExpositionExhibitions and Public MilestonesThe Athens CharterTreatises, Charters and Foundational TextsThe Burra Charter AdoptedTreatises, Charters and Foundational TextsThe First SkyscraperLandmark Building Completions and FirstsThe First Venice Architecture BiennaleExhibitions and Public MilestonesThe Great Chicago Fire and the Rise of the Chicago SchoolUrban Transformation, Loss and PreservationThe Great Exhibition and the Crystal PalaceExhibitions and Public MilestonesThe International Style NamedExhibitions and Public MilestonesThe Nara Document on Authenticity AdoptedTreatises, Charters and Foundational TextsThe Venice Charter AdoptedTreatises, Charters and Foundational TextsThe World's Columbian Exposition, ChicagoExhibitions and Public MilestonesUS National Historic Preservation Act EnactedUrban Transformation, Loss and PreservationWorld Heritage Convention AdoptedTreatises, Charters and Foundational TextsSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, De architectura, Origin and contents sectionQuote, Wikipedia, De architectura, Origin and contents sectionProbably written between 30 and 20 BC.View the SourceEncyclopedia BritannicaEncyclopedia Britannica, Inc.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.