Architecture

Therefore the building was humorously referred to as the Empty State Building.

The Chinese called the structure "Wănli Chăngchěng" (万里长城), meaning the Wall is 10,000 Li long. Li is a Chinese unit of distance, called the Chinese mile, equivalent to 500 meters.

The church served the Catholics from 1204 to 1261.

Ancient historian Plutarch mentioned that Artemis was too occupied by Alexander's birth, so she couldn't manage to save her own temple that day.

It is an impressive building, 30 meters high (White Tower) and 3.6 m thick. It is surrounded by seve ...

The Petra Basin covers almost 100 km² (38.6 sq mi). It is full of limestone mounds, undulating sandstone hills, cut by narrow valleys and broad plains.

He used modern techniques and materials, including iron construction (a pioneering solution also use ...

Around 450 BC. Herodotus went to Egypt, where he collected information about the Great Pyramid.The k ...

The first was erected in the 13th century and towered over Paris until the late 18th century. Another was built in the 19th century and collapsed during the Notre-Dame fire in April 2019.

This nickname was first applied to the Great Bell. It may have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, w ...