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  2. History of construction - Wikipedia

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    In Southern Europe adobe remained predominant. Brick continued to be manufactured in Italy throughout the period 600–1000 AD but elsewhere the craft of brick-making had largely disappeared and with it the methods for burning tiles. Roofs were largely thatched. Houses were small and gathered around a large communal hall. Monasticism spread ...

  3. House of Habsburg - Wikipedia

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    The Habsburgs did not formally abandon all hope of returning to power until Otto von Habsburg, the eldest son of Charles I, on 31 May 1961 renounced all claims to the throne. In the interwar period, the House of Habsburg was a vehement opponent of Nazism and Communism.

  4. History of architecture - Wikipedia

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    There are early Neolithic cultures in Southeast Anatolia, Syria and Iraq by 8000 BC, and food-producing societies first appear in southeast Europe by 7000 BC, and Central Europe by c. 5500 BC (of which the earliest cultural complexes include the Starčevo-Koros (Cris), Linearbandkeramic, and Vinča). [22] [23] [24] [25]

  5. List of oldest extant buildings - Wikipedia

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    Europe: 3700 BCE House Oldest preserved stone house in north west Europe. [16] [17] [18] Naveta d'Es Tudons: Spain: Europe: 1200–750 BCE Ossuary: The most famous megalithic chamber tomb in Menorca. [111] The King's Grave: Sweden: Europe: 1000 BCE Tomb Near Kivik is the remains of an unusually grand Nordic Bronze Age double burial. [133 ...

  6. List of Gilded Age mansions - Wikipedia

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    Today, houses the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum [84] more images: Joseph Raphael De Lamar House: 1902: Beaux-Arts: C. P. H. Gilbert: New York City: Purchased by the Republic of Poland in 1973 to house its Consulate General [85] more images: James A. Burden House: 1905: Italian Renaissance: Warren & Wetmore: New York City

  7. Norman architecture - Wikipedia

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    After its Norman conquest in 1091, Malta saw the construction of several Norman pieces of architecture. Many have been demolished and rebuilt over the years (especially after the 1693 Sicily earthquake which destroyed many old Norman buildings), however some fortresses and houses still exist in Mdina and Vittoriosa.

  8. Medieval architecture - Wikipedia

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    Romanesque, prevalent in medieval Europe during the 11th and 12th centuries, was the first pan-European style since Roman Imperial architecture and examples are found in every part of the continent. The term was not contemporary with the art it describes, but rather, is an invention of modern scholarship based on its similarity to Roman ...

  9. Architecture of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The complex today houses over 14,000 office workers. One of the most symbolic structures of modern Irish architecture is the Spire of Dublin . Completed in January 2003, the structure was nominated in 2004 for the prestigious Stirling Prize .