Architecture

The China Wall is visited by 50 million tourists a year.

Hagia Sophia combines the features of a basilica - an elongated building founded on a rectangular or Latin cross plan - and a central building - based on a circular plan.

There are 25 windows in the crown of the Statue of Liberty, symbolizing gemstones.

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.

The earthquake of 1375 dealt the final blow to the building.

The first king to use Windsor Castle as a residence was Henry I, who celebrated Whitsunday at the castle in 1110.

In 1990, Leaning Tower was closed to the public.

A place with a mystical atmosphere is the baths located under the Gothic Palace.

The Brooklyn Bridge is the world's first steel suspension bridge.

The building works were not resumed until 1275.