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Place 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.

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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 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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