The textbook is designed to help independent study of certain sections of the discipline "History of world architecture", representing a certain complexity. The publication introduces the peculiarities of the development of architecture of ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Iran, Cretan-Mycenaean architecture, India, China, Central and South America. The manual covers the medieval architecture of India, China, Japan, Arab-Muslim countries, Iran and Turkey, Renaissance architecture in Portugal, Baroque architecture and classicism in Austria, Germany. The textbook contains the necessary illustrative material, questions for self-examination of knowledge, a list of recommended literature . The textbook on the discipline "History of World Architecture" is intended for independent work, preparation for control measures of current control, intermediate certification, practical and lecture classes for students of 2-3 courses of the direction of preparation 07 . 03. 01 Architecture of full-time education .