Events 550s – Procopius writes The Buildings of Justinian ( Perì Ktismáton, , "On Buildings").
Buildings and structures Buildings
About 500 – Arian Baptistry and Archbishop's Chapel, Ravenna completed. 504 – Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna dedicated to Christ the Redeemer (completed about 520). 520 – St. Nicholas Church, Demre, Anatolia, built. 520s – Mausoleum of Theodoric, Ravenna completed. 523 – Songyue Pagoda of China completed. 527 to 536 – Construction of the Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos in Constantinople. 527 to 548 – Construction of the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, begun under the Ostrogoths and finished by the Byzantines. 532 to 537 – Hagia Sophia in Constantinople built by Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. After 540 – Construction of Taq-i Kisra (iwan) at Ctesiphon in the Sasanian Empire begins. 549 – Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe near Ravenna consecrated. 550 – Rebuilt Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople, built by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, dedicated. About 560 – First Nantes Cathedral constructed. 569 – Hwangnyongsa temple completed in Gyeongju, Silla. About 570 – Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse constructed. 582 – Daxing (大兴城) founded in China by Emperor Wen of Sui. 593 – Gangō-ji (元興寺) temple first built in Asuka, Japan (later moved to Nara).
See also 5th century in architecture 7th century in architecture Timeline of architecture
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