Architecture

Saturday, 29 November 2025
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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Arc de Triomphe
Under the arch is the Unknown Soldier's tomb, where the symbolic flame of remembrance is lit every evening.
Petra
Petra lies at the crossroads of trade routes from India to Egypt and southern Arabia to Syria.
The location made Petra an important communication and commercial hub in the region. The Nabataeans ...
Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was described as one of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by the Antipater of Sidon.
Antipater was a Greek poet. He lived in the second half of 2nd century BC. Cicero mentioned that he ...
Spanish Steps
Near the northeast corner of Spanish Square is the church of the Order of the Resurrectionists - the Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
It was a Polish congregation whose members came from the surroundings of poet Adam Mickiewicz. In 18 ...
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 ...
Windsor Castle
King George V continued the process of gradual modernization of the castle.
He was helped in this by his wife, Queen Mary, who was mainly interested in furniture and decoration ...
Neuschwanstein Castle
During the Middle Ages, three castles were built in the area.
In addition to Hohenschwangau Castle, which was built on the ruins of the 12th-century Schwansten Fo ...
Christ The Redeemer
The sculpture, like the Statue of Liberty, was made in France and transported in parts by ship to Rio de Janeiro.
Colosseum
It could host up to 50,000 people, although, according to the Chronograph of 354—the first illustrated codex, created by Roman scribe and stone engraver Furius Dionysius Filocalus in 354 AD—it could actually host up to 87,000 viewers.
Christ The Redeemer
The statue of Christ the Redeemer was erected on the top of Mount Corcovado.
Corcovado (Portuguese for hunchback) is a 710 m high granite mountain located in the southwest of Ri ...