The textbook is of an interdisciplinary and partly reference nature. It provides systematic summaries of architectural and artistic styles, trends and currents that have developed over many millennia in different territories of the globe.To facilitate assimilation, the manual gives a brief chronology of architectural and artistic styles during the second millennium and shows various typical examples of these styles.The textbook contains a glossary of basic concepts and terms, a list of recommended literature and multimedia tools (videos, laser disks) used in the educational process.The manual is intended for teaching staff, students studying in all technical institutions of higher education in the fields of "Architecture", "Construction", "Waterworks", and a wide range of readers interested in the styles of world architecture.