Historia de la Arquitectura I

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  • 40,000 BCE

    Terra Amata

    Terra Amata
    Cabin found in France. (structure)
  • 15,000 BCE

    Lascaux Grotto Cave

    Lascaux Grotto Cave
    Cave found in France full of rupestral paint in the walls. Now a days is a museum dedicated to prehistory. (technology)
  • 12,000 BCE

    Mamoth Bone Structure

    Mamoth Bone Structure
    Hut in Ukraine made out of mamoth bones. (structure)
  • 6000 BCE

    Mesopotamia (Middle-East)

    Mesopotamia (Middle-East)
    Large settlements (cities) in between two rivers. 4 kingdoms: Sumer, Akkadian, Babylonia and Assyrian.
  • 5000 BCE

    Sumer, Mesopotamia

    Sumer, Mesopotamia
    First civilization. Writing (technology) cunei form. First wheel (technology). Ziggurats were temples that where built in every city with ramps, patios, terraces and mudbrick (structure). Arched construction, mudbrick, branches, whitewashed, soil, sand, plaster, lime, bitumen (structure). Irrigation system (technology)
  • 4000 BCE

    Choirokoitia, Cyprus

    Choirokoitia, Cyprus
    Beggining of social settlements. Circular, made of stone. (structure)
  • 3200 BCE

    New Grange, Ireland

    New Grange, Ireland
    Ancient temple, stone, passage tomb, communal graves. Now a days is a museum. (structure)
  • 2900 BCE

    Stonehenge, England

    Stonehenge, England
    Built in phases with huge sarsen stones. Mortice and tenon and lintel and post.(structure) Believed to be a calendar, a sacrificing place, a power place; its purpose is uncertain.
  • 2300 BCE

    Stonehenge, England

    Stonehenge, England
    People from central europe brought metal and started using it. (technology)
  • 2300 BCE

    Akkadian Empire, Mesopotamia

    Akkadian Empire, Mesopotamia
    Ruler: Sargon the first (character). First empire (settlement/city) Defeated the sumerians. Concept of dynasty, they began to form alliances. (city)
  • 1792 BCE

    Babylonia, Mesopotamia

    Babylonia, Mesopotamia
    Ruler: Hammurabi, "eye for an eye" (character). The most powerful city. Law code (technology). Unified religion and politics. 1595 BCE Kassites took over, 4000 years.(city)
  • 1305 BCE

    Assyrian Empire, Mesopotamia

    Assyrian Empire, Mesopotamia
    Great warriors. Chariot and iron weapons (technology). A library was found. Orthogonal architecture, monumental entrances and fortified walls enclosed palaces (structure). (city)
  • 616 BCE

    Neo-Babylonian Empire, Mesopotamia

    Neo-Babylonian Empire, Mesopotamia
    Ruler: King Nabopolassar (character) father of Nabuchadnezzar II (character). Cultural center of the world. Door of Ishtar, entrance to Babylonia (structure). Babel Tower, reaching to heaven, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylonia, built by the king for his wife (structure). (city)
  • 550 BCE

    Persian Empire

    Persian Empire
    Cyrus (character) controlled territory in 30 years he took over from Middle East, North Africa, Asia, India, Europe to Mediterranean world.Persepolis (city) was the greatest city, largest city under the sun. Splendous palaces made of limestone [36 columns, 20 mts high, 10 thousand people, hall of mirrors, 15 mts high terrace] (structure). Bulls where a symbol of power.
    Gate of all nations: entrance to Persepolis, where people brought gifts to the king. Apadana: throne room. Multilethnic empire.