Architecture

Sunday, 19 July 2026
29 facts about Palace of Versailles
29 facts about Palace of Versailles
Former residence of the kings of France
The Palace of Versailles is one of the largest palace complexes in Europe. It is part of the historical and cultural heritage of France, as a symbol o ...

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Forbidden City
The Palace Museum has one of the world's largest collections of 18th and 19th century mechanical clocks.
The collection consists of more than 1,000 pieces. Among the exhibits are those made in China as well as those from abroad, including Great Britain, France, Switzerland, the United States and Japan.
Colosseum
It is the largest ancient amphitheater in the world.
Tower Bridge
The bridge was built in the Victorian style.
The management of the Tower of London insisted that the bridge, which crosses the Thames near the castle, should be in keeping with its style.
Krak des Chevaliers
The castle consists of two lines of powerful walls with thirteen towers and towers, of various heights and shapes, and the actual seat of the knights.
The fortress is surrounded by a dry moat, and once a drawbridge led to the only gate.
Windsor Castle
During the reign of Henry VII, Windsor Castle began to be used for international diplomatic events.
Among those accepted there were: Philip I of Castile in 1506.During the reign of Henry VII, Yorkist ...
Göbekli Tepe
The excavated area comprises a cluster of stone circles, each surrounded by a high wall intersected by pillars.
The circles are arranged in the same pattern. They are made of limestone columns in the shape of giant beams or a capital letter T. The columns have sharp edges.
Neuschwanstein Castle
Many workers died during the construction.
In 1870 a society was founded to insure the workers, who paid a small premium (part of which was pai ...
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building has 103 floors.
Golden Gate Bridge
The chief engineer at the Golden Gate Bridge was Joseph Baermann Strauss.
He designed the bridge in the 1920s. It was a colossal undertaking at that time since the Golden Gate Bridge was the world’s longest and the tallest suspension bridge.
Brooklyn Bridge
To convince the public about the soundness of the construction, 21 elephants walked across the Brooklyn Bridge in May 1884.