43 events with tag "construction"
3000 BC
ID: 2617
Stonehenge construction begins - Neolithic Britons begin building mysterious stone circle on Salisbury Plain
ID: 2617
1235 BC
ID: 4630
Tukulti-Ninurta I builds new capital Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta across from Ashur
ID: 4630
966 BC
ID: 2747
Solomon begins Temple construction - with Hiram of Tyre's help, using cedar of Lebanon, forced labor
ID: 2747
717 BC
ID: 4637
Sargon II builds new capital at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad) - never completed
ID: 4637
600 BC
ID: 3671
Hanging Gardens of Babylon built - Nebuchadnezzar creates wonder for homesick Median wife (traditional date)
ID: 3671
575 BC
ID: 3672
Ishtar Gate completed - magnificent blue glazed brick gate with dragons and bulls, processional way
ID: 3672
534 BC
ID: 2787
Temple construction halted - Samaritan opposition and local resistance stop work for 16 years
ID: 2787
515 BC
ID: 3630
Darius begins Persepolis construction - ceremonial capital, architectural masterpiece
ID: 3630
312 BC
ID: 2655
Via Appia begun - Appius Claudius builds first great Roman road, 'Queen of Roads' to Capua, empire connected by roads
ID: 2655
214 BC
ID: 4701
Great Wall connected - Qin Shi Huang links earlier walls into unified defense system
ID: 4701
19 BC
ID: 2998
Herod begins Temple reconstruction - massive beautification project, won't be fully complete until 64 AD
ID: 2998
475
ID: 5254
Genevieve initiates church over St. Denis's tomb - locates martyr's burial site through revelation, begins basilica construction
ID: 5254
502
ID: 5256
Clovis begins church of Saints-Apostles - builds church at Genevieve's suggestion, will become her burial place
ID: 5256
784
ID: 2622
Offa's Dyke construction - massive earthwork marking Welsh border, 150 miles long, 20 feet high
ID: 2622
790
ID: 2902
Palace complex at Aachen begun - modeled on Ravenna, octagonal chapel, becomes Charlemagne's favorite residence
ID: 2902
832
ID: 5098
First St. Mark's Basilica built - Doge Giustiniano Participazio builds church to house St. Mark's relics, Byzantine style
ID: 5098
1045
ID: 2571
Edward the Confessor begins building Westminster Abbey - Norman-style church, his life's work
ID: 2571
1088
ID: 5448
Construction begins on Cluny III, the third abbey church - will become largest church in Christendom until St. Peter's Basilica
ID: 5448
1190
ID: 5202
Philip Augustus builds walls around Paris - massive fortifications including Louvre fortress, Paris becomes true capital
ID: 5202
1241
ID: 5215
Louis IX begins Sainte-Chapelle - Gothic masterpiece built as reliquary chapel, completed in 6 years
ID: 5215
1295
ID: 5975
Charles II begins construction of Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene at Saint-Maximin - becomes major pilgrimage site, houses claimed skull relic
ID: 5975
1420
ID: 4718
Forbidden City completed - Yongle Emperor moves capital from Nanjing to Beijing
ID: 4718
1602
ID: 5120
Bridge of Sighs built - connects interrogation rooms in Doge's Palace with prisons, prisoners sigh seeing last view of Venice
ID: 5120
1754
ID: 548
John Smeaton uses Euler's principles in designing third Eddystone Lighthouse
ID: 548
1756
ID: 552
John Smeaton develops hydraulic cement for Eddystone Lighthouse
ID: 552
1824
ID: 757
Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement - revolutionizing construction materials
ID: 757
1854
ID: 901
First reinforced concrete structure built by Francois Coignet in France
ID: 901
1859
ID: 924
London sewage system construction begins under Joseph Bazalgette
ID: 924
1862
ID: 938
Richard Dedekind develops rigorous construction of real numbers - foundation for continuous quantities
ID: 938
1867
ID: 962
Joseph Monier patents reinforced concrete, combining steel and concrete
ID: 962
1930
ID: 1382
Prestressed concrete first used commercially in buildings
ID: 1382
1960
ID: 1763
Expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) insulation begins widespread use in construction
ID: 1763
1962
ID: 1791
Acrylic sheet (Plexiglas) becomes widely used in architecture and construction
ID: 1791
1973
ID: 1919
Synthetic stucco (EIFS - Exterior Insulation Finishing Systems) first commercialized
ID: 1919
1983
ID: 2013
Engineered lumber (laminated veneer lumber) begins commercial production
ID: 2013
1985
ID: 2036
Structural insulated panels (SIPs) begin commercial use in construction
ID: 2036
1993
ID: 2110
Insulating concrete forms (ICF) become commercially available for construction
ID: 2110
1996
ID: 3017
Fiber cement siding (HardiePlank) becomes widely available
ID: 3017
2002
ID: 3079
Photocatalytic concrete (self-cleaning concrete) first commercialized using titanium dioxide
ID: 3079
2005
ID: 3125
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) begins commercial production for high-rise construction
ID: 3125
2017
ID: 3305
Hempcrete (hemp-lime composite) gains commercial acceptance as building material
ID: 3305
2019
ID: 3327
Recycled carbon fiber composites become commercially viable for construction
ID: 3327
2022
ID: 3373
3D-printed concrete structures become commercially viable for construction
ID: 3373