Architecture

During the first years of archaeological work, only 5% of archaeological interest was investigated.

In 1987, the Great Wall of China was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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.

The statue of Christ the Redeemer was erected on the top of Mount Corcovado.

Although construction has been going on since 1882, it was not until late 2001 that stained glass windows appeared in the basilica.

Tower Bridge used to be a popular place for people to commit suicide.

The king moved into Neuschwanstein in 1884, although the castle was not yet complete.

Not all Bilbao residents welcomed the project.

In designing the opera house, Garnier combined architectural elements of the French Renaissance, Palladian architecture, and the French Baroque, giving it coherence and harmony.

Austria’s longest-reigning Emperor, Franz Joseph, was born and spent much of his life in Schönbrunn.