Architecture

The Sempergalerie’s most magnificent work is Rafael Santi’s “Sistine Madonna.”

The Knights of St. John managed the fortress for 150 years, struggling with earthquakes and Muslim attacks.

In the southern part of Spanish Square, opposite the Spanish Embassy, rises the column of the Immaculate Conception from the 19th century, which combines antiquity (Corinthian column) with modern times (statue of the Virgin Mary on the top).

Every Good Friday since 1750, the Pope leads a torchlit “Way of the Cross” procession from around the Colosseum.

Gustave Eiffel had a small apartment on the third floor of the tower where he invited his friends.

At the top of the spire of the abbey church is a statue of St. Michael.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty reigned in the Forbidden City until 1912.

The Teutonic Order built the castle in several stages, from 1278 to 1457.

In ancient times, Mont Saint-Michel was inhabited by Celtic tribes.

In 1990, Leaning Tower was closed to the public.