Architecture

Monday, 16 February 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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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 ...
Tower of London
The Tower of London is guarded by characteristically dressed guards, called Yeomen Warders, or more popularly beefeaters.
This guard was established in 1485 by Henry VII. Only candidates from among the yeomen were engaged ...
Christ The Redeemer
In 2020, in August, the figure of Christ was illuminated for an hour with the inscription "Solidarity 1980-2020", written in an original font, the so-called solidarica.
It was an initiative of the Polish embassy in Brazil.
Schönbrunn Palace
In the past, the palace belonged to the Habsburg family.
It had been in their possession since 1569, when Emperor Maximilian II bought a vast estate in Khatt ...
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The restoration work took twenty years and in April 2011, the tower was opened to the public.
The restoration work was carried out by a team of experts led by Michele Jemiolkowski, professor of ...
Temple of Artemis
Temple was finally closed by Christians sometime in the 5th century AD.
Archbishop of Constantinopole John Chrysostom might be a person that destroyed the Temple of Artemis ...
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is located at the northern end of Tiananmen Square.
Leading up to it is the Tiananmen Gate, now decorated with a portrait of Mao Zedong in the center an ...
Palace of Versailles
King Louis XIV had his morning rituals.
When getting out of bed, he underwent a kind of "ablution": he was massaged, his shirt was changed b ...
Stonehenge
The fourth stage of construction, Stonehenge 3 II, lasted from 2600 to 2400 BC. During that phase, 30 sarsen stones - glacial sandstones - were set.
They were transported from a quarry 25 kilometers away from the temple and set up circularly, 33 met ...
Great Pyramid of Giza
It took about 20 years to build the Great Pyramid of Giza.
According to ancient historians like Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus and Strabo.