Home›Styles and Movements›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the place where an architectural style first took shape. Gothic architecture, Wikipedia notes, "originated in the Ile-de-France and Picardy regions of northern France," at the Abbey of Saint-Denis near Paris. Browsing by origin region shows which parts of the world have produced the most influential architectural styles.FactsOrigin RegionConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEarliest Attested EraWell-attested2630 BCE 1Origin RegionFilter Results90 entriesAdmission YearAll1707 (1)1845 (1)1959 (1)1979 (1)Area (sq km)All162.42 (1)811.19 (1)20,947 (1)22,072 (1)28,311 (1)29,743 (1)32,113.86 (1)38,395 (1)41,865 (1)43,094 (1)51,209 (1)65,300 (1)73,566 (1)83,879 (1)86,600 (1)89,342 (1)132,049 (1)132,932 (1)170,312 (1)181,035 (1)186,447 (1)200,000 (1)239,567 (1)263,310 (1)302,069 (1)338,455 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)385,207 (1)438,317 (1)446,550 (1)462,840 (1)537,886 (1)632,702.3 (1)881,913 (1)923,769 (1)996,603 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,104,300 (1)1,267,000 (1)1,285,216 (1)1,564,116 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,904,569 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,780,085 (1)3,287,263 (1)4,440,000 (1)7,688,287 (1)7,862,221 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,984,670 (1)10,186,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll1 (1)23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1453 (1)Founding YearAll580 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)5642 (1)6190 (1)8849 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll395 (1)1816 (1)1821 (2)1825 (1)1832 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1905 (1)1907 (1)1917 (1)1918 (1)1921 (1)1922 (1)1932 (1)1945 (1)1946 (1)1947 (3)1948 (1)1949 (1)1953 (1)1956 (1)1957 (1)1960 (2)1975 (1)1979 (1)1991 (2)1992 (1)PopulationAll138,000 (1)564,340 (1)777,486 (1)1,249,597 (1)1,432,820 (1)2,897,430 (1)3,100,100 (1)3,193,513 (1)3,412,000 (1)3,591,120 (1)5,355,220 (1)5,627,400 (1)5,652,881 (1)6,001,008 (1)8,124,126 (1)9,219,113 (1)9,267,000 (1)10,147,200 (1)10,185,363 (1)10,353,296 (1)11,365,333 (1)11,484,805 (1)14,000,000 (1)15,431,980 (1)17,000,000 (1)17,638,801 (1)18,130,208 (1)23,462,518 (1)27,801,023 (1)28,814,878 (1)34,352,720 (1)35,039,451 (1)36,828,330 (1)41,417,056 (1)46,118,793 (1)46,735,004 (1)56,490,048 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)83,497,147 (1)92,417,681 (1)109,139,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)138,000,000 (1)241,499,431 (1)242,747,130 (1)270,500,000 (1)288,315,089 (1)592,296,233 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,900,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 90The Alpine RegionOrigin Region1 entryAnatoliaOrigin Region1 entryArgentinaOrigin Region1 entryArmeniaOrigin Region1 entryAsiaOrigin Region1 entryAustraliaOrigin Region2 entriesAustriaOrigin Region1 entryAzerbaijanOrigin Region1 entryThe Basque CountryOrigin Region1 entryBhutanOrigin Region2 entriesBoliviaOrigin Region1 entryBosnia and HerzegovinaOrigin Region1 entryBrusselsOrigin Region1 entryByzantine EmpireOrigin Region1 entryCambodiaOrigin Region2 entriesCanadaOrigin Region3 entriesCataloniaOrigin Region1 entryChinaOrigin Region6 entriesDenmarkOrigin Region2 entriesEgyptOrigin Region3 entriesEnglandOrigin Region4 entriesEthiopiaOrigin Region1 entryEuropeOrigin Region7 entriesFinlandOrigin Region1 entryFloridaOrigin Region1 entryFranceOrigin Region29 entriesGermanyOrigin Region12 entriesGhanaOrigin Region1 entryGreeceOrigin Region3 entriesHawaiiOrigin Region1 entryIndiaOrigin Region17 entriesThe Indian SubcontinentOrigin Region1 entryIndonesiaOrigin Region5 entriesIranOrigin Region3 entriesIraqOrigin Region3 entriesIsraelOrigin Region1 entryItalyOrigin Region17 entriesJapanOrigin Region6 entriesJordanOrigin Region1 entryKiribatiOrigin Region1 entryLithuaniaOrigin Region1 entryMesoamericaOrigin Region1 entryMexicoOrigin Region3 entriesMoldaviaOrigin Region1 entryMongoliaOrigin Region1 entryMoroccoOrigin Region1 entryNetherlandsOrigin Region6 entriesNew EnglandOrigin Region1 entryNew ZealandOrigin Region1 entryNigerOrigin Region1 entryNigeriaOrigin Region3 entriesNorth AfricaOrigin Region1 entryNorth AmericaOrigin Region1 entryNorwayOrigin Region3 entriesNubiaOrigin Region1 entryPakistanOrigin Region1 entryPapua New GuineaOrigin Region1 entryPeruOrigin Region2 entriesPhilippinesOrigin Region1 entryPolandOrigin Region4 entriesPortugalOrigin Region7 entriesPuerto RicoOrigin Region1 entryQueenslandOrigin Region1 entryRomaniaOrigin Region2 entriesRussiaOrigin Region6 entriesThe SahelOrigin Region1 entrySamoaOrigin Region1 entrySicilyOrigin Region1 entrySomaliaOrigin Region1 entrySouth AfricaOrigin Region1 entrySouth KoreaOrigin Region1 entrySoutheast AsiaOrigin Region1 entrySouthern AfricaOrigin Region1 entrySoviet UnionOrigin Region2 entriesSpainOrigin Region10 entriesThe Sun BeltOrigin Region1 entrySwedenOrigin Region2 entriesSwitzerlandOrigin Region1 entrySyriaOrigin Region1 entryThailandOrigin Region3 entriesTongaOrigin Region1 entryTurkeyOrigin Region2 entriesUnited KingdomOrigin Region23 entriesUnited StatesOrigin Region53 entriesVanuatuOrigin Region1 entryVietnamOrigin Region1 entryWest AfricaOrigin Region1 entryWestern EuropeOrigin Region1 entryYemenOrigin Region1 entryZimbabweOrigin Region1 entryConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 436 connections.Sources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Egyptian pyramids, Old Kingdom sectionQuote, Wikipedia, Egyptian pyramids, Old Kingdom sectionthe Pyramid of Djoser built c. 2630-2610 BC during the Third Dynasty. This pyramid and its surrounding complex are generally considered to be the world's oldest monumental structures constructed of dressed masonry.View the SourceSir Banister Fletcher's A History of ArchitectureBanister Fletcher, edited by Dan Cruickshank (20th edition), Architectural Press, 1996Comments (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.