Architecture

The excavations began in 1995 and were directed by Klaus Schmidt, a student of the archeologist Harald Hauptmann, who initiated the excavations at the prehistoric site of Gobekli Tepe.

It is the 7th tallest building in New York City and 9th in the United States.

The building has 6514 windows.

It is 188 meters long, 524 meters in circumference, and about 49 meters high.

The bridge changed its name several times.

The growing family of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert required additional staff and accommodation.

To climb the Eiffel Tower you have to overcome 1665 steps.

The site for the construction of the fortress, which was later transformed into Windsor Castle, was chosen on a steep, limestone hill, where the first wooden building existed as early as 1070.

From the Piazza di Spagna branches the famous Via Margutta, one of the most magical corners of the Eternal City, made famous by William Wyler's "Roman Holiday" starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.

Electric lighting at the Palais Garnier was installed in 1881.