Architecture

Krak des Chevaliers, then a small Kurdish fortress, was a particularly desirable place for the Crusaders due to its strategic location.

The Taj Mahal minarets lean slightly outwards.

Because Big Ben's foundations rest on a layer of gravel with London clay underneath, the tower began to lean slightly toward the northwest.

In the 1930s, they were painted black to hide the effects of air pollution. The original colors were restored during conservation works in 2017-2021. The Victorian glass was also removed and replaced with a faithful reproduction made in Germany by glassmakers Glasfabrik Lamberts.

It was built on previously leveled terrain with height differences of only 2.1 cm.

In 1995, the Armed Islamic Group planted and detonated an explosive charge under the arch, injuring 17 people.

An important event in the history of Hagia Sophia was the period of iconoclasm when the worship of images and pictures was opposed.

In 1950, the old spire was replaced with a 46-meter mast.

In the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, there is a phenomenon of moving sands.

After the Teatro Regio Ducale caught fire, Giuseppe Piermarini was commissioned to design two new theaters in the area surrounding the Royal Palace.