Architecture

Tuesday, 14 July 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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Palace of Versailles
Designers of contemporary castles included bathrooms and toilets but ultimately abandoned them as they were considered unnecessary.
This was the standard of cleanliness at that time, which did not include washing the body itself, bu ...
Colosseum
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.
The Colossus of Nero’s author was a Greek sculptor, Zenodoros, who designed the sculpture and was re ...
Alcázar of Seville
The gallery from the first half of the 16th century, from the time of Charles V, is full of Azulejo tiles.
Space Needle
The Space Needle was built for the Seattle World’s Fair, called the Century 21 Exposition.
It was opened on April 21st, 1962.
Great Pyramid of Giza
The Royal Chamber is entirely covered with granite.
Its dimensions are 10.47 m east-west by 5.234 m north-south. The ceiling is 5.85 m high and consists ...
Colosseum
It is assumed that the Colosseum was built by Jewish prisoners, imprisoned during and after the First Jewish-Roman War that took place from 66 AD to 73 AD.
Although there is no direct evidence of their involvement in the construction, it was a common pract ...
Windsor Castle
The architectural concept of Henry III was characterized by a religious overtone of rich decorations, which were one of the most outstanding elements of English medieval art.
There was also a division into the Upper Castle, more private, and the Lower Castle, dedicated to the public face of the monarchy.In 1296, a fire destroyed the Great Hall, which was not rebuilt.
Göbekli Tepe
Around 8200 BC, work at Gobekli Tepe stopped, and the site fell into decay.
Archaeologists found no traces of the inhabitants there (hearths, houses, graves), only thousands of ...
Göbekli Tepe
Gobekli Tepe was built during the Neolithic period. Megalithic structures there are the oldest known to archeology.
Hunter-gatherer people constructed all the enormous objects at Gobekli Tepe. Such engineering required technical and organizational skills that were unusual at the time.
Golden Gate Bridge
An average of 40 million vehicles cross the bridge every year.
That is over 112,000 a day.