6th century BC in architecture

See also: 7th century BC in architecture, other events of the 6th century BC, 5th century BC in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Buildings

Reconstruction of Ishtar Gate in Pergamon Museum, Berlin

Dates approximate

575 - Ishtar Gate in Babylon constructed.
520 - Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, begun (completed 132 CE).
515 - Construction of Persepolis, capital of the Achaemenid Empire, begins.
500 - Temple of Athena (Paestum) in Campania constructed.

Deaths

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