Architecture

The hill, 15 meters (49 feet) high and 300x300 meters (984 x 984 feet) in size, was used for agricultural purposes for many years.

The Forbidden City was designed to reflect philosophical and religious principles with specific symbolism.

CHEESE, short for The Committee Hoping for Extra-terrestrial Encounters to Save the Earth, believes that Space Needle was built to transmit signals to other advanced civilizations from outside our Solar System.

The first person to cross the bridge was a woman - Emily Warren Roebling.

Because of the extreme precision with which the structure was built, many pseudo-scientific myths have grown up around it.

The oldest architectural element found in Hagia Sophia, dating to the 2nd century BC, is the Nice Door.

Construction of the Notre-Dame de Paris began in 1163.

Among the oldest trees on the grounds surrounding the White House are magnolias (Magnolia grandiflora) planted by Andrew Jackson.

The project was designed by architect Horace Jones, who created a steel structure clad in stone in the neo-gothic style.

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, whose construction was entrusted to Frank O. Gehry, was chosen as the new symbol - an icon - of the city.