Architecture

Less than 20% of the Great Wall of China from the Ming Dynasty has survived to the present day.

The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was described as one of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by the Antipater of Sidon.

Balmoral Castle and the entire Balmoral estate, with an area of 20.000 hectares, is the private property of the British ruling family.

The Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, its coastal strip, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 due to its aesthetic value and importance to Christian tradition.

The castle in Malbork was an impregnable fortress, no one managed to do so in the Middle Ages. However, the Swedes managed to capture the castle.

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).

The bridge was repainted in blue, white and red to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.

In June 1886, the Bavarian government decided to depose the king, who was living in Neuschwanstein at the time.

In modern times, Rudolf Hess, a war criminal, was a prisoner in the Tower.

Space Needle was the first building in the world to feature a revolving glass floor.