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Building group gathers buildings into broad families that serve a similar purpose, such as religious, civic or residential structures. Wikipedia notes that "historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements," and those achievements cluster naturally around a handful of recurring building purposes. This grouping lets a visitor compare buildings that were raised to do the same kind of job.

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2000 BCE 1
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Crete (Minoan civilization) 1
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The earliest known example in the architectural sense-a large, organized complex serving political, economic, religious, and administrative functions-is the Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete, built by the Minoan civilization around 2000 BC, nearly 4,000 years ago.
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