Architecture

A Gallio-Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter is said to have stood on the cathedral's site in pre-Christian times.

Windsor Castle became the main royal residence for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, although early in her reign Victoria complained that the castle was boring and tiring, resembling a prison.

It is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

On the coast of Mont Saint-Michel the "moutons de pré-salé" (salt meadow lambs) are bred.

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

The building is also named the Artemesium or the Temple of Diana.

The situation was different for the royal favorites.

The city walls around the island complex date back to the 13th - 15th century.

Facing the main square of the Notre-Dame is the zero kilometer - the point from which distances are measured on maps and signposts.

Its cost is estimated at $4.5 million in 1962 (over $44 million today).