Architecture

The temple was built on the initiative of Emperor Justinian I the Great. The first church on the site of the current Hagia Sophia was a church known as Magna Ecclesia - the Great Church (due to its size compared to the size of modern churches in the city).

The chief engineer at the Golden Gate Bridge was Joseph Baermann Strauss.

Al-Khazneh was used in the movie "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" as a shelter and temple of the Holy Grail.

The gallery from the first half of the 16th century, from the time of Charles V, is full of Azulejo tiles.

The building has 6514 windows.

It is made of red sandstone and covered with white marble.

Currently, the guard consists of 35 guards and a commander - Chief Warder.

The cost of the construction is estimated at INR 32 million in 1653, which currently is approximately US$1 billion.

Beginning in September 1945, the palace became the headquarters of the British occupation forces, whose Viennese sector included the two neighboring districts 12 and 13.

The Alcázar is the oldest functioning Royal Residence in Europe.