Home›Milestones›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)FactsComparisonEarliest Attested EraWell-attested30 BCE 1PlaceFilter Results21 entriesArea (sq km)All41,291 (1)83,600 (1)132,049 (1)181,035 (1)242,500 (1)302,069 (1)312,696 (1)330,803 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)505,983 (1)632,702.3 (1)652,864 (1)996,603 (1)3,287,263 (1)7,688,287 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)17,075,400 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1492 (1)1776 (1)1801 (1)1822 (1)1832 (1)1848 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1901 (1)1918 (1)1919 (1)1922 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)1953 (1)1957 (1)1971 (1)1991 (1)PopulationAll9,154,242 (1)9,267,000 (1)11,027,129 (1)17,638,801 (1)27,801,023 (1)34,374,300 (1)35,000,000 (1)37,314,000 (1)41,417,056 (1)49,752,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)109,139,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 21AfghanistanPlace1 entryAustraliaPlace2 entriesBrazilPlace1 entryCambodiaPlace1 entryCanadaPlace1 entryChinaPlace2 entriesEgyptPlace1 entryFrancePlace6 entriesGermanyPlace2 entriesGreecePlace1 entryIndiaPlace1 entryItalyPlace4 entriesJapanPlace1 entryMalaysiaPlace1 entryPolandPlace2 entriesRussiaPlace1 entrySpainPlace2 entriesSwitzerlandPlace2 entriesUnited Arab EmiratesPlace1 entryUnited KingdomPlace4 entriesUnited StatesPlace12 entriesSources1. 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.