This series of albums generated for information purposes of the Educational course "The General History of Architecture": 2 credits / 30 hours of lectures. Until the mid-19th century, examples are grouped by region. In this period, the phenomenon of a single world architectural process begins to manifest itself. Since the last third of the 19th century, examples have been grouped by decades. Purpose of the 1st Lecture:To study the history of understanding the phenomenon of architecture. Tasks of the 1st Lecture: Consider characteristic examples of studies of different periods;Consider the features of changing the evaluation of the development of architecture in different periods;To consider the specifics of the problems' accents in the studies of various authors. Architectural history books totality of the late 19th - early 20th century. Architectural history books totality of the mid-20th century. Architectural history books totality of the late 20th - early 21st century.