Material 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.
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Era of Emergence Origin RegionCrete (Minoan civilization) 1 Material
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The earliest known example in the architectural sense is the Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete, built by the Minoan civilization around 2000 BC, nearly 4,000 years ago.
Wikipedia, Palace, history section, region
The earliest known example in the architectural sense 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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