Architecture

Sunday, 11 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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Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge’s construction began in 1933.
It was considered a risky operation since it was the time of the Great Depression.
La Scala
When the theater was built, the area around it was densely built up.
Only in front of the theater ran a narrow road with a portico under which carriages passed. In 1857, ...
Petra
The city was discovered by Western civilization in 1812 thanks to the Swiss traveler Johann Ludwig Burckhardt.
Arab and Western scholars have identified more than 800 historic sites in the area of Petra. Most of them have been carved into the red walls of the bluffs.
Windsor Castle
The castle was also used to hold French prisoners taken after the Battle of Poitiers in 1357.
Among the prisoners was the King of France, John II, for whom a significant ransom was expected.
Petra
No written sources about everyday life in Petra have survived.
Few inscriptions and ancient texts tell of mighty kings, lovers of democracy, gods and feasts, great victories, and women's right to possess assets.
La Sagrada Familia
The construction of the temple began in 1882.
The idea to build a church in this place goes back to 1866 when the founders of the Spiritual Societ ...
Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate appears on the reverse of German euro cents in denominations of 10, 20 and 50.
Malbork Castle
The Teutonic Order built the castle in several stages, from 1278 to 1457.
Initially, the castle was the conventual seat of the commander. Knight Commander was the head of the ...
Stonehenge
The trilithon structure was 13.7 meters wide, and its open end faced the northeast.
The horseshoe made of trilithons was a symmetrical structure. Each of the stones weighed about 50 tons and was linked using fanciful techniques.
Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame has had two spires in its history.
The first was erected in the 13th century and towered over Paris until the late 18th century. Another was built in the 19th century and collapsed during the Notre-Dame fire in April 2019.