Architecture

Thursday, 21 May 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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Tower of London
The Tower has become known as a place haunted by ghosts.
Legend says that at night you can meet Anne Boleyn walking there, holding her head in her hands. Num ...
Mont Saint-Michel
In ancient times, Mont Saint-Michel was inhabited by Celtic tribes.
The hill at the time was dedicated to Belenus, the Gallic sun god.
Malbork Castle
The Teutonic Knights were knights of small stature. This is evidenced by, among others, small beds in the dorms.
However, it was not the height of the monks that determined the size of the bed, but the fact that t ...
Balmoral Castle
Historian Michael Lynch said, "Balmoral's Scottishness helped give the monarchy a truly British dimension for the first time."
The life of the royal couple at Balmoral was more like that of the nobility than the royal family. Q ...
Windsor Castle
When World War II broke out, the castle was prepared for war conditions.
Various security measures were introduced and the windows were darkened. Important works of art were ...
Temple of Artemis
It has been destroyed three times.
First time it was by a flood, second by arson and third after northern germanic tribes raided Ephesus.
Great Pyramid of Giza
It is located in Egypt on a plateau in Giza. It is part of the Memphis necropolis.
Memphis was an ancient Egyptian city located in the Nile delta on its western bank. It was the capital of the Old Kingdom.
Big Ben
Big Ben is one of the two towers of the British Parliament - the Palace of Westminster.
This tower was once called the Tower of St. Stephen's Clock Tower, since September 12, 2012, it has ...
Stonehenge
Stonehenge 3 VI was the last phase of the construction, carried out around 1600 BC. During that stage, the last two circles of holes in the ground were hollowed out - the Y and the Z Ring.
The outer ring (Y) comprised 30 holes, approximately 1.7 x 1.14 meters in diameter, tapering to a ba ...
Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain was restored in 1988, 1998, and 2014 - 2015, with work done to clean the stone of sediment caused by smog.