6th century in architecture
Events
- 550s â Procopius writes The Buildings of Justinian ( Perì Ktismáton, , "On Buildings").
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- About 500 â Arian Baptistry and Archbishop's Chapel, Ravenna completed.
- 504 â Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna dedicated to Christ the Redeemer (completed about 520).
- 520 â St. Nicholas Church, Demre, Anatolia, built.
- 520s â Mausoleum of Theodoric, Ravenna completed.
- 523 â Songyue Pagoda of China completed.
- 527 to 536 â Construction of the Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos in Constantinople.
- 527 to 548 â Construction of the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, begun under the Ostrogoths and finished by the Byzantines.
- 532 to 537 â Hagia Sophia in Constantinople built by Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.
- After 540 â Construction of Taq-i Kisra (iwan) at Ctesiphon in the Sasanian Empire begins.
- 549 â Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe near Ravenna consecrated.
- 550 â Rebuilt Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople, built by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, dedicated.
- About 560 â First Nantes Cathedral constructed.
- 569 â Hwangnyongsa temple completed in Gyeongju, Silla.
- About 570 â Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse constructed.
- 582 â Daxing (大åÂ
´åÂÂ) founded in China by Emperor Wen of Sui.
- 593 â GangÃ
Â-ji (Ã¥Â
ÂèÂÂ寺) temple first built in Asuka, Japan (later moved to Nara).
See also
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