Each outstanding monument of architecture has its own fate, inseparable from the fate of all mankind.It is not so much about styles and trends, but about eras that dictated one or another way of thinking. Egyptian pyramids, ancient Greek sanctuaries, Byzantine temples, knight's castles, cathedrals of Novgorod, Kiev, Moscow, Milan, Florence, palaces of Beijing, Versailles, Granada, Paris... All this is a legacy of the mind and talent of entire generations of architects who sought to express the highest beauty in stone. In this sense, architecture is a reflection of the creativity of entire peoples and the degree of their development, which is called civilization. Since ancient times, people have sought to create such structures on the territory they inhabit that would meet their highest purpose, be it a fortress, a castle or a temple.This book includes stories about one hundred famous architectural monuments - from ancient times to the present day. Of course, there are many more such monuments, and yet, presumably, this edition describes the most significant of them.