Categories of building by old or new

Here are some common categories of buildings based on their age:

Ancient Buildings (Pre-500 AD)

• Pyramids of Giza (Egypt, circa 2580 BC)
• Colosseum (Rome, circa 80 AD)
• Great Wall of China (China, circa 221 BC)
• Machu Picchu (Peru, circa 1450 AD)
• Angkor Wat (Cambodia, circa 1113 AD)

Medieval Buildings (500-1500 AD)

• Notre Dame Cathedral (Paris, circa 1163 AD)
• Chartres Cathedral (France, circa 1220 AD)
• St. Mark's Basilica (Venice, circa 1063 AD)
• Tower of London (England, circa 1078 AD)
• Alhambra (Spain, circa 1238 AD)

Renaissance and Baroque Buildings (1500-1800 AD)

• St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican City, circa 1626 AD)
• Palace of Versailles (France, circa 1682 AD)
• Buckingham Palace (London, circa 1703 AD)
• White House (Washington D.C., circa 1792 AD)
• Royal Palace of Madrid (Spain, circa 1738 AD)

Industrial and Victorian Buildings (1800-1900 AD)

• Crystal Palace (London, circa 1851 AD)
• Eiffel Tower (Paris, circa 1889 AD)
• Brooklyn Bridge (New York City, circa 1883 AD)
• Manchester Town Hall (England, circa 1877 AD)
• Grand Central Terminal (New York City, circa 1913 AD)

Modern Buildings (1900-2000 AD)

• Empire State Building (New York City, circa 1931 AD)
• Chrysler Building (New York City, circa 1930 AD)
• Guggenheim Museum (New York City, circa 1959 AD)
• Sydney Opera House (Australia, circa 1973 AD)
• Pompidou Center (Paris, circa 1977 AD)

Contemporary Buildings (2000-present)

• Burj Khalifa (Dubai, circa 2010 AD)
• Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, circa 1997 AD)
• CCTV Headquarters (Beijing, circa 2012 AD)
• National Museum of African American History and Culture (Washington D.C., circa 2016 AD)
• Apple Park (Cupertino, circa 2017 AD)

Note that these categories are not strict and some buildings may overlap between categories. Additionally, the dates provided are approximate and may vary depending on the source.