CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX

Before 3000 B.C

• Newgrange, Megalithic tomb. Brú na Boinée, Ireland (3200 B.C)

3000 - 2001 b.C.

• Necropolis at Bat, Oman (3000-2500 b.C.)

1000 b.C. - 0

• Agrippa built the first version of the Pantheon, Rome. (31 b.C.)

0 - 500 A.D

• Roman Colosseum, built by Vespasian, finished by Titus. Rome, Italy (71-80)
• Roman Colosseum, extension by Domitian (90)
• Trajan Market, Rome, Italy (100-110)
• Hadrian rebuilt the Pantheon, burnt 45 years before (125)
• Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy (212-17)
• Saint Helen promotes the first Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestine (326-39)

500 -700 A.D

• Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, Turkey (532)
• First constructions in Miyajima, Japan (593)

700s

• The Basilic Saint Vincent sold part of its area to the construction of a Mosque in Cordoba (751)
• Kurama shrine, Kyoto, Japan (770)
• Kiyomizu dera, Kyoto, Japan (780-798)

900s

• The Great Mosque of Cordoba is concluded (10th century)

1100s

• Itsukushima Jinja, Miyajima, Japan (1148)
• Phillip II built the Louvre as a fortress (1190-1202)

1200s

• The Mosque of Cordoba is converted into a Christian cathedral.

1300s

• Kinkakuji, Golden Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1397).
• Malatestian Fortress, Verucchio, Italy (s. 12th-16th) 

1400s

• Tambomachay, the Inca Baths, Cusco, Peru. Mid 15th century
• Inca foundation of Machu Picchu, Peru (Mid 15th century)
• Ginkaku ji, Silver Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan. Yoshimasa Ashikaga (1474)

1500s

• Church and cloister of La Compañía, Arequipa, Peru (1578-1619).
• French kings transform the Louvre fortress into a sumptuous  palace (1564-1670)

1700s

• The Louvre is opened to the public as a museum (1793)

1800-1849

• Foudation of the Emirate of Dubai (1833)

1850-1859

• Napoleon III finishes the Louvre (1852)

1890-1899

• House-Studio of Victor Horta, Brussels, Belgium (1898-1900)

1910s

• First wind towers in Dubai, built by Persian immigrants (1910s)
• Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu to the world (1911)

1930s

• Fallingwater, Pennsylvanya, USA. Frank L. Wright (1935-37)

1940s

• Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA. Frank L. Wright (1943-59) 
• Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima (1945, Ago 6)
• Luis Barragan House and Studio, Mexico, Mexico (1947)
• Peace Park, Hiroshima, Japan. Kenzo Tange (1949)
• Curutchet House, La Plata, Argentina. Le Corbusier (1949-53)

1950s

• Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France. Le Corbusier (1950-59)
• Unité d'Habitation, Berlin, Germany. Le Corbusier, (1956-59)
• Sydney Opera House, Australia. Jørn Utzon (1959-73)
• Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan. Le Corbusier (1959)

1960s

• Chapel of the Capuchinas, Tlalpan, Mexico. Luis Barragan (1960)
• St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo, Japan. Kenzo Tange (1960-64)
• Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan. Kenzo Tange (1960-64)

1970s

• Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo, Japan. Kisho Kurokawa (1970-72)
• Dubai joined other emirates to form the UAE (1971)
• VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, Canada. Herb Wilson (1971-75)

1980s

• Stadelhofen Station, Zurich, Switzerland. Santiago Calatrava (1983-90)
• Time's I, Kyoto, Japan. Tadao Ando (1983-84)
• Remodeling of the Louvre Museum, Paris, France. I. M. Pei (1983-93)
• Chapel in Mt. Rokko, Kobe, Japan. Tadao Ando (1985-86)
• Watari-Um Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. Mario Botta (1985-90)
• Tower of the Winds, Yokohama, Japan. Toyo Ito (1986)
• Church of the Light, Osaka, Japan. Tadao Ando (1988-89)
• Church on Water, Tomomu, Japan. Tadao Ando (1988)
• Koizumi Lighting Theater, Tokyo, Japan. Peter Eisenman (1988-90)
• Spiral Building, Tokyo, Japan. Fumihiko Maki (1985)
• Time's II, Kyoto, Japan. Tadao Ando (1986-91)
• Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan. Rafael Viñoly (1989-96)

1990-1994

• Garden of Fine Arts, Kyoto, Japan. Tadao Ando (1990)
• Osaka Aquarium in Tempozan. Osaka, Japan. Chermayeff, Solloguf & Poole (1990)
• Egg of the Winds, Yokohama, Japan. Toyo Ito (1991)
• Nexus World, Fukuoka, Japan. Isozaki, Koolhaas, Portzampark, Holl, etc. (1991)
• Oriental Pearl, Shanghai, China. Jia Huan Cheng (1991-95)
• Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain. Frank Gehry (1992-97)
• Umeda Sky Buiding, Osaka, Japan. Hiroshi Hara (1993)
• Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE. Thomas Wright (1994-99)
• Museum of Wood, Hyogo, Japan. Tadao Ando (1994)
• Suntory Museum, Osaka, Japan. Tadao Ando (1994) 

1995-1999

• Kyoto Concert Hall, Kyoto, Japan. Arata Isozaki (1995).
• Omotesando Hills, Tokyo, Japan. Tadao Ando (1996-2006)
• Miho Museum, Shiga, Japan. I. M. Pei (1997)
• Maison Hermes, Tokyo, Japan. Renzo Piano (1998-2001)
• 21st Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan. SANAA (1999-2004)
• Nursing Association of Japan, Tokyo, Japan. Kisho Kurokawa (1999-2001)

2000-2004

• Agbar Tower, Barcelona, Spain. Jean Nouvel (2000-05)
• National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan. Kisho Kurokawa (2000-06)
• Shinonome Canal Court, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito, Kengo Kuma and others (2000-04)
• Sendai Mediatheque, Sendai, Japan. Toyo Ito (2001)
• Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art. Kobe, Japan. Tadao Ando (2002) 
• National Library of Children's Literature. Tokyo, Japan. Tadao Ando (2002)
• Tod's Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito. (2002-04)
• Dior Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan. SANAA (2003)
• Kolumba Museum, Cologne, Germany. Peter Zumthor (2003-07)
• Prada, Tokyo, Japan. Herzog and De Meuron (2003)
• Dior Ginza, Tokyo Japan. Kumiko Inui. (2004)
• Jubilee Church, Tor Tre Teste, Rome, Italy. Richard Meier (2003)
• Burj Dubai (or Burj Khalifa), UAE, Dubai. Smith/SOM (2004-10)
• Suntory Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan. Kengo Kuma (2004-07)

2005-2009

• De Beers, Tokyo, Japan. Jun Mitsui (2005-08)
• hhstyle.com/Casa/Limited, Tokyo, Japan. Tadao Ando (2005)
• Mikimoto Ginza 2, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito (2005)
• Monastery in Ronchamp, France. Renzo Piano (2005-11)
• Richmond Olympic Oval, Vancouver, Canada. Cannon Design. (2006-2008)
• Gyre, Tokyo, Japan. MVRDV (2006-07)
• Guggenheim Museum, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Frank Gehry (2007-)
• Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi, UAE. Jean Nouvel (2007-)
• Maritime Museum, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Tadao Ando. (2007-)
• Performing Arts Center. Abu Dhabi, UAE. Zaha Hadid (2007-)
• Tama Art University Library, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito (2007)
• Hoki Museum, Chiba, Japan. Tomohiko Yamanashi (2008-10)
• Za Koenji Theater, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito (2009)
• VanDusen Visitor Centre, Vancouver, Canada. Perkins + Will (2010-11)

2010-2011

• A devastating tsunami hits Tohoku, in northern Japan (Mar 11, 2011)