Architecture

The Tower of London is guarded by characteristically dressed guards, called Yeomen Warders, or more popularly beefeaters.

Much was done during the reign of Elizabeth II, not only to restore and maintain the castle but also to transform it into a major tourist attraction in Britain.

Every year, the Great Wall hosts a marathon run - the Great Wall Marathon.

The bridge is frequently partially covered by fog, called Karl the Fog.

In 106 AD, Petra became a part of the Roman province of Arabia Petrea.

According to the reports of Herodotus, the Great Pyramid, like other pyramids, was repeatedly plundered before the New Kingdom period existing from the sixteenth to the eleventh century BC.

Finally, it was decided to realize the Italian architect Niccolo Salvi's design.

The present name most likely comes from the statue of Colossus of Nero—an enormous sculpture erected at Nero’s request, that stood nearby to the site where the Colosseum was built.

As early as 1964, during an archeological survey, American researchers realized that this mound did not form naturally.

During the German occupation of Paris, the elevators on the tower were disabled by cutting the cables and the tower was closed to tourists.