Architecture

The Forbidden City was not open to everyone.

The rooms of the upper and lower castle were different, there were latrines, baths, and barracks, but also impressive, decorated meeting and courtrooms.

Most of Schönbrunn Palace now serves as a museum.

There are four smaller bells in the tower, which every quarter of an hour strike a variation of several bars modeled on that of the St. Mary's Church in Cambridge from Handel's "Messiah".

On the 50th anniversary, the number of tourists visiting the Golden Gate Bridge, estimated at 750,000 to 1,000,000, lowered the bridge by over 2 meters.

More than 30 people have committed suicide by jumping from the Empire State Building.

There are 890 palaces in the Forbidden City. These palaces, along with numerous pavilions, contain 8886 rooms.

The first floor was probably completed just a few months after construction began.

Over the centuries, the Colosseum was damaged many times as a result of fires and earthquakes.

The Great Wall of China cannot be seen from space.