Architecture

The present name most likely comes from the statue of Colossus of Nero—an enormous sculpture erected at Nero’s request, that stood nearby to the site where the Colosseum was built.

When the tower was commissioned on March 31, 1889, it was the tallest building in the world.

One wonders why the legend concerns ravens.

The creation of La Scala was decided by a fire at Milan’s existing opera theater, the Teatro Regio Ducale, in the 1770s.

In the early years of La Scala’s existence, it was a place of prominent meetings between the nobility and the wealthy of Milan.

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao was opened on 18th October 1997, by King Juan Carlos I of Spain.

Big Ben is one of the two towers of the British Parliament - the Palace of Westminster.

The elevator ride takes approximately 43 seconds.

After twenty years of construction work, Louis XIV decided that the palace had achieved its intended appearance.

The Alcázar of Seville, as well as the city's largest cathedral in the world and the 18th-century archive, are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.