Architecture

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, on December 22, 1989, the Brandenburg Gate was officially opened. Over 100.000 people took part in the ceremony.

Finally, it was decided to realize the Italian architect Niccolo Salvi's design.

The Cornish island of St. Michael's Mount, which is also tidal, is considered the British equivalent of Mont Saint-Michel.

It is located on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay.

The cost of the construction was in the range of $400,000, which is now about $12 million.

Around the 9th century, the lower part of the lighthouse was adapted into a mosque.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is known throughout the world, and for Italians, who hold it particularly dear, it is one of the country's symbols.

Pompeii was built on the slope of a hill formed from volcanic lava.

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

When, after the Battle of Grunwald, King Władysław Jagiełło and his Polish-Lithuanian troops besieged Malbork Castle, there was a traitor inside the castle who hung a red flag in the refectory window.