Home›Religious and Sacred Buildings›MaterialBrowse ByMaterialMaterial 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. 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WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Temple, OthersQuote, Wikipedia: Temple, OthersGöbekli Tepe, located in southern Turkey, was built between the 8th and 10th millennium BCE.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.