Architecture

The Krak des Chevaliers fortress was exposed to constant attack and siege by Muslims.

Mont Saint-Michel (Saint-Michel Hill) is a granite rocky tidal islet with a circumference of about 960 meters, in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.

125 meters above the ground there is a restaurant, buffets and champagne bar.

It is the 7th tallest building in New York City and 9th in the United States.

The site for the construction of the fortress, which was later transformed into Windsor Castle, was chosen on a steep, limestone hill, where the first wooden building existed as early as 1070.

The largest room in the palace in terms of area is the Singers' Hall - the King's favorite design.

To get to the Arc de Triomphe's viewing platform, you have to climb 284 steps.

The present name most likely comes from the statue of Colossus of Nero—an enormous sculpture erected at Nero’s request, that stood nearby to the site where the Colosseum was built.

It took 130 years from the time of construction to the first maintenance work to clean the facade.

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