Architecture

A place with a mystical atmosphere is the baths located under the Gothic Palace.

The present name most likely comes from the statue of Colossus of Nero—an enormous sculpture erected at Nero’s request, that stood nearby to the site where the Colosseum was built.

The Statue of Liberty is a gift from France to the U.S. for the centennial of the Declaration of Independence.

One of the latest theories claims that groups of hunter-gatherers gathered in Gobekli Tepe when the wild grains were ripening.

In 1992, there was a great fire at Windsor Castle.

The city's wealth encouraged the development of architecture and influenced its appearance.

Every Good Friday since 1750, the Pope leads a torchlit “Way of the Cross” procession from around the Colosseum.

Under Justinian I the Great, the Byzantine Empire reached its greatest power.

It was built to withstand magnitude-9 earthquakes and a wind speed of 320 km/h.

The Prussian Prince Frederick III, who was visiting the Balmoral estate, asked for the hand of Princess Victoria, the first daughter of the royal couple.