Architecture

Sunday, 12 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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Brooklyn Bridge
To convince the public about the soundness of the construction, 21 elephants walked across the Brooklyn Bridge in May 1884.
Temple of Artemis
First temple emerged around the 7th century BC.
It has been destroyed by a flood which covered its floor with a half-meter layer of mud and sand.
Space Needle
CHEESE, short for The Committee Hoping for Extra-terrestrial Encounters to Save the Earth, believes that Space Needle was built to transmit signals to other advanced civilizations from outside our Solar System.
Statue of Liberty
The crown of the Statue is decorated with seven rays.
Unfortunately, the symbolism does not derive from the time of the Statue's creation, as the author d ...
Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace is one of the most beautiful Baroque buildings in Europe.
It is the largest and one of Austria’s most important and most visited cultural properties.
Villa Tugendhat
The Tugendhat villa has simple geometric shapes and flowing lines.
The interior has been arranged in such a way as to achieve a lot of free space with the best possibl ...
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.
Alcázar of Seville
A place with a mystical atmosphere is the baths located under the Gothic Palace.
This place used to be a rainwater tank for garden irrigation.
Great Pyramid of Giza
According to the reports of Herodotus, the Great Pyramid, like other pyramids, was repeatedly plundered before the New Kingdom period existing from the sixteenth to the eleventh century BC.
Palace of Versailles
The palace consists of two floors.
The building is topped with a balustraded attic, which housed the apartments of the royal court. The ...