Architecture

Saturday, 20 December 2025
29 facts about Palace of Versailles
29 facts about Palace of Versailles
Former residence of the kings of France
The Palace of Versailles is one of the largest palace complexes in Europe. It is part of the historical and cultural heritage of France, as a symbol o ...

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Temple of Artemis
Part of the temple's masonry has been used to assemble other buildings.
Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain was restored in 1988, 1998, and 2014 - 2015, with work done to clean the stone of sediment caused by smog.
Alcázar of Seville
The Alcázar impresses not only with its palace rooms but also with its wonderful gardens and fountains.
One of the most captivating places in the palace is the Ambassadors' Hall with a beautifully decorat ...
Spanish Steps
At the southern end of Spanish Square is the Palazzo di Propaganda Fide, seat of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The palace was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who created the main façade; the rest of the buildi ...
Big Ben
The decorative rims of the clock faces are gilded.
At the base of each shield is a Latin inscription meaning "O Lord, keep our Queen Victoria the First safe."
Big Ben
There are four smaller bells in the tower, which every quarter of an hour strike a variation of several bars modeled on that of the St. Mary's Church in Cambridge from Handel's "Messiah".
The bells can be heard on BBC Radio 4 at 6 pm and midnight and on the BBC World Service.
Hagia Sophia
Justinian I the Great spared no expense in furnishing the church. Porphyry and marble were used to decorate the temple and as wall and pillar coverings.
Mainly green marble was used for the columns. Many elements were decorated with gold, silver, ivory ...
Brandenburg Gate
The renovated gate was put into operation on December 14, 1957.
Christ The Redeemer
In 2020, in August, the figure of Christ was illuminated for an hour with the inscription "Solidarity 1980-2020", written in an original font, the so-called solidarica.
It was an initiative of the Polish embassy in Brazil.
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is the largest inhabited castle in the world and the longest-used castle in Europe.
In 2006, approximately 500 people lived and worked in the castle.Queen Elizabeth increasingly used t ...