One Building per Year: The Greatest Buildings of the 20th Century (1901-1950)

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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