6th century in architecture

Events

 * 550s – Procopius writes The Buildings of Justinian (Περὶ Κτισμάτων Perì Ktismáton, De Aedificiis, "On Buildings").

Buildings

 * About 500 – Arian Baptistry and Archbishop's Chapel, Ravenna completed.
 * 504 – Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna dedicated to Christ the Redeemer (completed about 520).
 * 520 – St. Nicholas Church, Demre, Anatolia, built.
 * 520s – Mausoleum of Theodoric, Ravenna completed.
 * 523 – Songyue Pagoda of China completed.
 * 527 to 536 – Construction of the Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos in Constantinople.
 * 527 to 548 – Construction of the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, begun under the Ostrogoths and finished by the Byzantines.
 * 532 to 537 – Hagia Sophia in Constantinople built by Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.
 * After 540 – Construction of Taq-i Kisra (iwan) at Ctesiphon in the Sasanian Empire begins.
 * 549 – Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe near Ravenna consecrated.
 * 550 – Rebuilt Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople, built by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, dedicated.
 * About 560 – First Nantes Cathedral constructed.
 * 569 – Hwangnyongsa temple completed in Gyeongju, Silla.
 * About 570 – Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse constructed.
 * 582 – Daxing (大兴城) founded in China by Emperor Wen of Sui.
 * 593 – Gangō-ji (元興寺) temple first built in Asuka, Japan (later moved to Nara).