Architecture

Saturday, 24 October 2026
29 facts about Palace of Versailles
29 facts about Palace of Versailles
Former residence of the kings of France
The Palace of Versailles is one of the largest palace complexes in Europe. It is part of the historical and cultural heritage of France, as a symbol o ...

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Forbidden City
The Forbidden City was not open to everyone.
Ordinary people were not allowed to enter - hence the name Forbidden City.
Brooklyn Bridge
The first person to cross the bridge was a woman - Emily Warren Roebling.
Emily was a bridge builder who took over after her husband fell ill during construction work.
Petra
According to the Bedouins, Petra is where the biblical Moses split a rock from which water gushed out.
It was believed that the narrow ravine leading to Petra was a crevice made by the staff of Moses, and Al-Khazneh was the work of Moses' greatest enemy - the Pharaoh of Egypt.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
It was built by order of Ptolemy I, however, it was put into use only during the reign of Ptolemy II.
Hagia Sophia
The great dome at Hagia Sophia was the largest hanging dome in the world until the completion of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
It is much lower than any other dome with such a large diameter.
Christ The Redeemer
During renovation works in 2010, a group of graffiti artists climbed the monument and decorated it with various inscriptions and pictures.
This was condemned by the then-mayor of the city, who called the act a "crime against the nation." The "artists" surrendered themselves to justice.
La Scala
The creation of La Scala was decided by a fire at Milan’s existing opera theater, the Teatro Regio Ducale, in the 1770s.
The Teatro Regio Ducale (“Royal Ducal Theater”), which was a wing of the Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace ...
Statue of Liberty
The ceremony of dedication was held on October 28, 1886, by President Grover Cleveland.
The ceremony was accompanied by the first ticker-tape parade in U.S. history.
White house
The construction went on for eight years, from 1792 to 1800.
The foundations and main residence were built mainly by slaves, free Afro-American workers, and Euro ...
Trevi Fountain
It is supplied with water by an aqueduct built in 19 BC.