From Prehistory to Early Christianity and Byzantine

  • 5000 BCE

    Clay (Egypt)

    Clay (Egypt)
    Decoration of homes
    Used to built Mastabas
  • 2600 BCE

    Sneferu´s Red Pyramid

    Sneferu´s Red Pyramid
    Built under Pharaoh Sneferu
    Dashur
    105 m
    Square base pyramid
  • 2600 BCE

    Pharaoh Sneferu

    Pharaoh Sneferu
    Egyptian Pharaoh
  • 2600 BCE

    Limestone (Ancient Egypt)

    Limestone (Ancient Egypt)
    Sedimentary rock
    Normally Yellow color
    Essential component of concrete
  • 2566 BCE

    Khufu (Keops)

    Khufu (Keops)
    Great Pyramid of Khufu
  • 2000 BCE

    Mayas

    Mayas
    Divided into south, central and north zone.
    Olmec Influenced
    It appeared parallel to Teotihuacan
  • 1900 BCE

    Palace of Knossos (Greek Structure)

    Palace of Knossos (Greek Structure)
    Unified scheme on multiple levels.
    Storage Area
    Staircases and corridors
    Ritual & Ceremonial Rooms
    Living accomodations
    Courtyards
  • 1507 BCE

    Queen Hatshepsut

    Queen Hatshepsut
    Queen Hatshepsut Temple
    Female Pharaoh
  • 1200 BCE

    Olmec

    Olmec
    Earliest major civilization, lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico.
  • 771 BCE

    Romulus and Remus

    Romulus and Remus
    Roman Founders
  • 509 BCE

    Temple of Jupiter

    Temple of Jupiter
    Reconstructed several times
    It is on a base
    More stairs
    The back wall doesn´t have columns
    3 rooms
    Cobel roof
  • 420 BCE

    Athena Nike Temple

    Athena Nike Temple
    No one could enter the temple
    No windows
    Ionic columna
    One complete volume
    Marble
  • 100 BCE

    Teotihuacán

    Teotihuacán
    Located in northeast modern day Mexico City
  • 107

    Marble (Ancient Rome)

    Marble (Ancient Rome)
    Different colors
    Shine
  • 150

    Quetzalcoatl

    Quetzalcoatl
    Quetzalcoatl Temple
  • 683

    Temple of the Inscriptions

    Temple of the Inscriptions
    22m high
    Originally colored
    9 levels
    Central stais
    Temple on the top
  • 700

    Wood (Tikal)

    Wood (Tikal)
    Wood beams
    Give support to estructures
  • 800

    Toltecs

    Toltecs
    Centered in Tula.
    Conquered central civilizations like Teotihuacanos
    Develop as a military civilization.
    They were a lot of sacrificies
  • 987

    Stone (Palenque)

    Stone (Palenque)
    Used in the temples
  • 1300

    Aztecs

    Aztecs
    Construction of Metropolis
    Chinampos
    Adobe houses
    Templo Mayor