Architecture

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.

The Wall, best-known today, acquired its final form during the Ming Dynasty between the 14th through 17th centuries AD.

The area of Neuschwanstein Castle is about 6000 square meters. There are 200 rooms, most of which are unused.

In 1961, the US Congress passed a law recognizing the White House as a museum.

Many elements excavated by John Turtle Wood can be found in British Museum.

The chief engineer at the Golden Gate Bridge was Joseph Baermann Strauss.

The Tower has become known as a place haunted by ghosts.

At the time of the king's death, the palace was far from complete. Only about 1/3 of Neuschwanstein was finished.

Local parliaments and meetings of representatives of the Prussian estates were held in Malbork.

Its cost is estimated at $4.5 million in 1962 (over $44 million today).