Home›Palaces and Aristocratic Residences›PlaceBrowse ByPlacePlace groups buildings by the city or country where each one actually stands. The Sagrada Familia sits "in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain," Wikipedia records, a location that shaped its building permits, its materials and its long construction history. Browsing by place lets a visitor see every building standing in one location.FactsPlaceSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested2000 BCE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedCrete (Minoan civilization) 1PlaceFilter Results43 entriesArea (sq km)All0.49 (1)2.084 (1)316 (1)2586.4 (1)10,452 (1)30,689 (1)41,291 (1)41,865 (1)43,094 (1)70,273 (1)78,871 (1)83,600 (1)83,879 (1)88,499 (1)92,225 (1)100,472 (1)132,049 (1)238,397 (1)242,500 (1)302,069 (1)312,696 (1)338,455 (1)347,681 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)385,207 (1)446,550 (1)450,295 (1)505,983 (1)513,120 (1)632,702.3 (1)783,562 (1)881,913 (1)996,603 (1)1,564,116 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,904,569 (1)1,972,550 (1)3,287,263 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)17,075,400 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1492 (1)1776 (1)1801 (1)1821 (1)1822 (1)1830 (1)1832 (1)1839 (1)1848 (1)1861 (2)1877 (1)1905 (1)1917 (1)1918 (1)1921 (1)1922 (2)1923 (1)1929 (1)1943 (1)1945 (2)1946 (1)1947 (2)1949 (1)1956 (1)1964 (1)1971 (1)1991 (1)1993 (1)2006 (1)PopulationAll882 (1)38,857 (1)588,254 (1)693,916 (1)3,591,120 (1)5,364,482 (1)5,458,600 (1)5,627,400 (1)5,652,881 (1)6,001,008 (1)6,532,019 (1)9,154,242 (1)9,219,113 (1)9,267,000 (1)10,610,485 (1)10,915,839 (1)11,027,129 (1)11,424,031 (1)11,867,634 (1)18,130,208 (1)19,043,151 (1)36,828,330 (1)37,314,000 (1)49,752,000 (1)51,106,229 (1)58,900,000 (1)65,975,198 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)86,092,168 (1)92,417,681 (1)109,139,000 (1)114,000,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)241,499,431 (1)288,315,089 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 43AustriaPlace5 entriesBelgiumPlace2 entriesBrazilPlace1 entryChinaPlace3 entriesCzechiaPlace2 entriesDenmarkPlace4 entriesEgyptPlace1 entryFinlandPlace1 entryFrancePlace16 entriesGermanyPlace12 entriesGreecePlace3 entriesIndiaPlace6 entriesIndonesiaPlace1 entryIranPlace1 entryIrelandPlace1 entryItalyPlace113 entriesJapanPlace1 entryLebanonPlace1 entryLuxembourgPlace1 entryMaltaPlace3 entriesMexicoPlace1 entryMonacoPlace1 entryMongoliaPlace1 entryMoroccoPlace1 entryNetherlandsPlace1 entryNorwayPlace2 entriesPakistanPlace1 entryPhilippinesPlace1 entryPolandPlace3 entriesPortugalPlace3 entriesRomaniaPlace2 entriesRussiaPlace3 entriesSerbiaPlace3 entriesSouth KoreaPlace1 entrySpainPlace7 entriesSwedenPlace3 entriesSwitzerlandPlace1 entryThailandPlace1 entryTurkeyPlace2 entriesUnited Arab EmiratesPlace1 entryUnited KingdomPlace40 entriesUnited StatesPlace17 entriesVatican CityPlace1 entrySources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Palace, history section, eraThe 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, regionThe 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.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.