Architecture

Thursday, 11 June 2026
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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Mont Saint-Michel
In the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, there is a phenomenon of moving sands.
This phenomenon is caused by an extraordinary tidal range, which can be up to 14 meters difference i ...
Windsor Castle
Victoria did not consent to the introduction of era inventions to Windsor Castle.
The Queen did not like gas lighting, she preferred candles. At the end of her reign, electric lighti ...
Petra
Archaeologists discovered ancient roads in Petra. Ones for pedestrians, others for camels, and wheeled vehicles.
Roads diverged in all directions of the world.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Bilbao was a booming industrial center and a significant seaport.
In the 1970s, due to the global oil crisis, Bilbao’s position began to weaken, and the city graduall ...
Spanish Steps
At the top of the stairs sits the 16th-century church Trinita dei Monti, part of the French Community of Emmanuel.
The church was built by order of Louis XII, King of France, who owned the land (previously, there wa ...
Windsor Castle
Elizabeth I, on the other hand, spent a lot of time at Windsor Castle and used it as a safe haven in crises.
It became one of her favorite places and she spent more money on this property than any other. She c ...
La Sagrada Familia
Gaudi began work on the Sagrada Familia when he was thirty-one years old.
For the next forty years, he worked intensively on the temple's construction, devoting the last fifteen years of his life entirely to it. He even took up residence on the construction site.
Malbork Castle
When, after the Battle of Grunwald, King Władysław Jagiełło and his Polish-Lithuanian troops besieged Malbork Castle, there was a traitor inside the castle who hung a red flag in the refectory window.
It was supposed to be a sign to the besiegers that the most eminent personalities of the order were ...
Pompeii
The original artifacts found in Pompeii are in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Brandenburg Gate
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, on December 22, 1989, the Brandenburg Gate was officially opened. Over 100.000 people took part in the ceremony.