Architecture

This was the case until 1897 when seats were installed there (now more than 2000 people can sit ther ...

Although there is no direct evidence of their involvement in the construction, it was a common pract ...

To get to the tower's top, you must climb 400 stairs or use the elevator.

At first, the emperor hoped to build a black marble mausoleum for himself similar to the Taj Mahal, ...

His reign was short and in December 1936 he broadcast his abdication speech to the British Empire fr ...

250 people worked building the tower and there were no serious injuries and deaths during construction.

The Nomads' descendants, who guarded the city's secret location, killed all foreigners who wandered into their land, and that is why the West never heard about Petra.

 It now houses the Palace Museum, which was extensively restored in time for the 2008 Olympic Games.

It is built of white marble, has eight floors. Its weight is estimated at 14 thousand tons.