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Saturday, 8 November 2025
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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Pompeii
The city's wealth encouraged the development of architecture and influenced its appearance.
Wealthy townspeople competed with the aristocracy in building magnificent villas and their decoration.
Göbekli Tepe
We do not know what the social organization and hierarchy were in those times, but it seems that such a large enterprise had to be supervised by someone.
No traces of living quarters for the elite have been found, no graves with luxury goods, and no traces indicating differences in food quality.
Balmoral Castle
After Victoria's death, the royal family continued to use Balmoral for their annual autumn visits.
King George V made a lot of improvements to the castle and created gardens on its southern side. Dur ...
Hagia Sophia
The temple astonishes with its architectural form and the enormous extent of the construction.
One of Prince Vladimir I the Great of Kyiv envoys, after visiting the Church of the Divine Wisdom, Hagia Sophia said: "We did not know where we were, on heaven or on earth..."
Eiffel tower
There are 20,000 light bulbs that light up the tower every night.
Windsor Castle
Windsor was expanded by subsequent rulers.
Henry II, who came to the throne in 1154, replaced the wooden palisade surrounding the upper castle with a stone wall interspersed with square towers and built the first Royal Gate.
Trevi Fountain
According to legend, throwing the appropriate number of coins into the fountain is said to ensure the fulfillment of a wish for the thrower.
The tossing of one coin is supposed to ensure a return to Rome, two coins - romance, and three coins ...
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building was a scenery for the famous 1933 King Kong movie.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Bilbao was a booming industrial center and a significant seaport.
In the 1970s, due to the global oil crisis, Bilbao’s position began to weaken, and the city graduall ...
Spanish Steps
In front of the church is the Sallustiano Obelisk, almost certainly brought to Rome by Lucius Domitius Aurelianus (Roman emperor, one of the most prominent rulers of the second half of the 3rd century).
The obelisk was originally located in the "Salustian Gardens." It is made of red granite and is 13.9 ...