Architecture

The Brandenburg Gate is 26 meters high, 65.5 meters wide and 11 meters deep.

Originally, the great Pyramid was 146.59 m tall but due to the loss of the crowning stone called pyramidion and further erosion it decreased to 138.75 m.

From the Piazza di Spagna branches the famous Via Margutta, one of the most magical corners of the Eternal City, made famous by William Wyler's "Roman Holiday" starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.

Today, the towers of the bridge house a museum that tells the story of the bridge over the years.

In the 1850s, exotic conifers were planted near the castle.

The Hospitallers (Sovereign Military Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Rhodes, and Malta) expanded the castle and its fortifications.

The bridge is frequently partially covered by fog, called Karl the Fog.

Windsor Castle became the main royal residence for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, although early in her reign Victoria complained that the castle was boring and tiring, resembling a prison.

In 1905 a competition was organized to climb the Eiffel Tower up the stairs.

Neuschwanstein has been the inspiration for several buildings around the world, most notably Sleeping Beauty Castle at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.