Architecture

The emperor and empress are buried in a plain crypt.

The most famous monument in Petra is Al-Khazneh, called by the Bedouins "Treasury of the Pharaoh."

The design of the Big Ben clock was selected in a competition.

The most famous prisoners of the Tower were: Thomas More, Bishop John Fischer, and Queen Elizabeth I.

In the southern part of Spanish Square, opposite the Spanish Embassy, rises the column of the Immaculate Conception from the 19th century, which combines antiquity (Corinthian column) with modern times (statue of the Virgin Mary on the top).

In 2015-2016, the Spanish Steps underwent a restoration.

The southern rosette also suffered much damage - only some of the stained glass originates back to the Middle Ages. French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc restored the rest in 1861.

Every 7 years the Eiffel Tower is repainted.

It had a sewerage system running along the streets.

Over 600 artifacts were brought to the White House during President Nixon’s administration (37th US President from 1969 to 1974).