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| c. 530 BC |
| | The Greek colonists of Paestum, in southern Italy, build the first of their three superb temples | |
| | Paestum, Basilica Fotofile CG
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| c. 20 BC |
| | Roman author Vitruvius writes De Architectura, now generally known as The Ten Books of Architecture | |
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| c. 120 |
| | The Pantheon, roofed with the most spectacular dome of antiquity, is built in Rome by Hadrian | |
| | Pantheon, exterior Fotofile CG
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| c. 315 |
| | Constantine founds several churches in Rome, among them the first St Peter's | |
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| c. 320 |
| | Constantine's new churches in Rome introduce an important element in church architecture, the transept | |
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| 1132 |
| | Work begins on the exquisite palace chapel in Palermo, built for the Norman kings of Sicily | |
| | Capella Palatina, Christ Pantocrator Fotofile CG
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| 1298 |
| | The authorities in Siena publish strict regulations for the design of the buildings around a new central piazza, the Campo | |
| | Siena Fotofile CG
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| c. 1320 |
| | In places such as Siena and Orvieto, Italian architects add a blaze of colour to the more restrained northern pattern of Gothic | |
| | Orvieto, Cathedral Fotofile CG
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| c. 1340 |
| | The Doge's Palace, begun in its present form in this year, is only one of the spectacular beauties of Venetian Gothic | |
| | Doge's Palace Fotofile CG
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| 1345 |
| | The bridge now known as Ponte Vecchio is constructed in Florence (replacing an older old bridge) | |
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