Umlando wokwakha eColombia , njengasemazweni amaningi aseLatin America, ubonise isikhathi sezepolitiki namasiko sesikhathi lapho yakhiwa khona; izitayela ezinhle zokwakha zesitayela samakoloni (ifa laseSpain), i-republican (1850-1930) kanye nezitayela zesimanje (1945-1970) ziyagqama, isibonelo.
Uma sigxila kancane ekwakhiweni kwe-republican , njengoba igama layo lisho, kuhlobene nesikhathi sokwakhiwa kwe-republic entsha, kanye nokubonakaliswa okwakhayo kwemibono yezepolitiki neyezenhlalo yesizwe esisanda kuvela.
Njengoba bengenaso isifiso sokwazi lutho ngeSpain , imingcele yokuklama izakhiwo yathathwa kwamanye amazwe aseYurophu njengeNgilandi neFrance , lapho abakhi bezakhiwo bafika khona namasu abo okwakha nezinto ezintsha ezifana nokhonkolo oqinisiwe ukuze bakhe isithombe esisha emadolobheni aseColombia, alawulwa ukwakhiwa kwamakoloni kanye nokhuni njengezinto ezisetshenziswa kakhulu.
Esinye sezibonelo ezilondolozwe kahle kakhulu zezakhiwo zamaRiphabhulikhi sitholakala edolobheni laseManizales , elalingelinye lamadolobha anamandla amakhulu kwezomnotho ezweni ngawo-1920 nango-1930, okwabavumela ukuba benze ukwakhiwa kabusha okuphelele kwesikhungo salo esithinteke yimililo emibili evuthayo eyasakazeka kalula ngoba zonke izakhiwo zalo zazenziwe nge-wattle kanye ne-daub kanye nezinkuni.
Isakhiwo seNational Capitol , esiseBogotá, ngokungangabazeki siyisibonelo esihle kakhulu sokwakhiwa kwezakhiwo zamaRiphabhulikhi. Isakhiwo saso sonke senziwe ngamatshe aqoshiwe, futhi ukwakhiwa kwaso kwathatha iminyaka engama-80 (1847-1926).