Architecture

The pyramid is built with about 2.3 million limestone blocks, most of which weigh 2.5 tons.

The White House is protected by the Secret Service and the police.

The previous gate on which the Brandenburg Gate was built was built in 1734.

Although construction has been going on since 1882, it was not until late 2001 that stained glass windows appeared in the basilica.

Since March 2020, Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, have been sheltering in place at Windsor Castle during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gaudi's style was very sculptural and Art Nouveau, striving for a stylistic unity by combining different fields of art, especially craftsmanship, interior architecture, sculpture and graphics.

The Alcázar gardens are astonishing (60.000 square meters) and have many plants (over 170 species).

In 1933, most of the museum's collection was evacuated. The evacuation was forced by the threat of Japanese invasion.

The White House covers an area of 5100 square meters.

In 106 AD, Petra became a part of the Roman province of Arabia Petrea.