Architecture

Thursday, 14 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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Forbidden City
The collections of the Palace Museum are based on the imperial collection of the Qing Dynasty. They include paintings, ceramics, seals, steles, sculptures, inscribed ware, bronze ware, enamel ware, etc.
In total, the collection consists of 1,862,690 pieces of art. The Imperial Libraries also contained ...
Göbekli Tepe
Neolithic hunter-gatherer people appeared in Gobekli Tepe about 11,500 years ago.
These people nomadized in small tribal groups that subsisted by gathering plants and hunting. To bui ...
Great Pyramid of Giza
In 820 the first time the Arabs dug inside the pyramid.
By the orders of the caliph Al-Ma'mun they excavated a new entrance to the object, digging under the ...
Tower Bridge
It is a bascule bridge, allowing the passage of ocean-going ships up to about 40.5 meters high.
In the early days of the bridge, ships with tall masts passed under it. In its first month of operat ...
Mont Saint-Michel
In the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, there is a phenomenon of moving sands.
This phenomenon is caused by an extraordinary tidal range, which can be up to 14 meters difference i ...
Statue of Liberty
There are 25 windows in the crown of the Statue of Liberty, symbolizing gemstones.
The following stones are: Alexandrite Amethyst Aquamarine Citrine Diamond Emerald Jade Garnet Lapis ...
Taj Mahal
The name Taj Mahal means the Palace of the Crown.
Taj in Persian means a crown, and Mahal means palace.
Christ The Redeemer
The project to build a religious sculpture in Rio de Janeiro had existed since 1850.
Father Pedro Maria Boss came up with this idea and even asked Queen Elizabeth for funds, but ultimately the idea was not implemented.
Great Pyramid of Giza
Because of the extreme precision with which the structure was built, many pseudo-scientific myths have grown up around it.
Some attribute the construction of the pyramid to a highly advanced extraterrestrial civilization.
Brandenburg Gate
Construction began in 1788 and lasted 3 years.