Architecture

Wednesday, 26 August 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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Notre-Dame
On April 15, 2019, Notre-Dame de Paris went up in flames. The fire lasted fifteen hours.
The fire broke out in the attic at 6:18 pm when the alarm system went off. Unfortunately, the system ...
Great Wall of China
The Wall is not a continuous structure.
It consists of sections crisscrossed by rock formations, sediments, or bodies of water. In some places, the wall appears in double or triple form.
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 ...
Hagia Sophia
An important event in the history of Hagia Sophia was the period of iconoclasm when the worship of images and pictures was opposed.
Between 726 and 843, images of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and saints were destroyed by order of Emperor Leo III.
Brandenburg Gate
The renovated gate was put into operation on December 14, 1957.
Great Pyramid of Giza
Each side of the pyramid has a base length of 230 meters.
According to recent analyses, this length varies between 230.26 m and 230.44 m.
Malbork Castle
In the first stage of construction, the commander's stronghold - the High Castle - was built.
In the years 1280-1283, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, Konrad von Feuchtwangen, began the ...
Taj Mahal
In 1983, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Malbork Castle
After the Battle of Grunwald and as a result of previous military operations in the years 1409-1411, the Teutonic treasury, until then the most powerful and richest in Europe, began to run empty.
The Prussian Confederation, created from dissatisfied subjects (burghers and lay knights) of the Teu ...
Zwinger
The Sempergalerie’s most magnificent work is Rafael Santi’s “Sistine Madonna.”
The painting was commissioned by the monks of the Benedictine monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza as ...