One building from every year of the 20th century, in chronological order. The Greatest Buildings of the 20th Century.
The twentieth century was a time of great change and progress in the world of architecture. Some of the most iconic and influential buildings were constructed during this time period. Here are some of the greatest examples of architecture from the twentieth century.
1901: Annunciation Cathedral of Kharkiv, Ukraine, designed by Mikhail Lovtsov
1902: Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest, designed by Imre Steindl
1903: Ingalls Building in Cincinnati, Ohio, designed by Elzner & Anderson
1904: Kek Lok Si in Penang, Malaysia, construction led by Beow Lean
1905: Antwerp Central Railway Station in Belgium, designed by Louis Delacenserie
1906: Palace of the Argentine National Congress, designed by Vittorio Meano
1907: Constantin Mihail Palace in Craiova, Romania, designed by Paul Gottereau
1908: The Paasitorni in Helsinki, Finland, designed by Karl Lindahl
1909: Wiesen Viaduct in Switzerland, designed by Henning Friedrich
1910: Steiner House in Vienna, designed by by Adolf Loos
1911: Metropolis Building in Madrid, designed by Jules and Raymond Février
1912: Casa Milà in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudi
1913: Grand Central in New York, designed by Reed and Stem
1914: Sacré-Cœur in Paris, designed by Paul Abadie
1915: Kumarakottam Temple in Tamil Nadu, India (rebuilt)
1916: Regensburg Synagogue in Regensburg, Germany (rebuilt; originally 13th century)
1917: Fire Fighting Tower in Tabriz, Iran
1918: Australia House in London, designed by the Dove Brothers
1919: The Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, designed by Rudolf Steiner
1920: Former Presidential Palace, now Museum of the Revolution, in Cuba, designed by Rodolfo Maruri and Paul Belau
1921: Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong, construction led by Leung Renyan
1922: Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California
1923: Chilehaus in Hamburg, designed by Fritz Höger
1924: American Radiator Building in New York, designed by Raymond Hood and André Fouilhoux
1925: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria, designed by Alexander Pomerantsev
1926: Bauhaus Building in Dessau, designed by Walter Gropius
1927: Palacio Salvo in Buenos Aires, designed by Mario Palanti
1928: Stockholm Public Library, designed by Gunnar Asplund
1929: Zuev Workers’ Club in Moscow, designed by Ilya Golosov
1930: Castle Drogo in the United Kingdom, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens
1931: Empire State Building in New York, designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
1932: Chapel of Our Lady of Help in Bahia, Brazil, designed by Julio Conti
1933: 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, designed by Raymond Hood
1934: Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, designed by Adamo Boari and Federico Mariscal
1935: The Glaspaleis in Heerlen, the Netherlands, designed by Frits Peutz
1936: Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, designed by Walter Seymour Allward
1937: Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, designed by Joseph Strauss
1938: National Opera and Ballet of Belarus, designed by Iosif Langbard
1939: La Bombonera in Buenos Aires, by José Luis Delpini, Viktor Sulčič, and Raúl Bes
1940: Grundtvig’s Church in Copenhagen, by Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint
1941: Wat Phra Si Mahathat in Bangkok
1942: Palazzo delle Scienze in Catania, by Vincenzo Patane
1943: Casa Malaparte in Capri, Italy, by Curzio Malaparte
1944: Malmö Opera in Sweden, by Sigurd Lewerentz
1945: Edifico Herdocia in Costa Rica, by Luis Llach Llagostera
1946: Cathedral Church of Christ in Lagos
1947: Nizami Mausoleum in Ganja, Azerbaijan
1948: Casa Luis Barragán in Mexico City, by Luis Barragán
1949: Las Lajas Shrine in Ipiales, Colombia
1950: Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Greatest Buildings of the 20th Century. The 20th century was a time of great advances in architecture. These are just a few of the many iconic and influential buildings that were constructed during this time period.
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