Architecture

Friday, 11 September 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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Villa Tugendhat
In 1995, Villa Tugendhat was recognized as a national cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
In 2001, it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List as a monument of modern architecture.
La Sagrada Familia
Gaudi began work on the church in 1883.
Thirty-one-year-old Gaudi presented a completely new design of the building. It assumed building a c ...
Spanish Steps
Near the northeast corner of Spanish Square is the church of the Order of the Resurrectionists - the Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
It was a Polish congregation whose members came from the surroundings of poet Adam Mickiewicz. In 18 ...
Windsor Castle
In the 18th century, Queen Anne created the Ascot Racecourse and began the tradition of the annual Royal Ascot Procession from the castle.
Gregory I was not interested in Windsor Castle, preferring his other palaces. George II also rarely ...
Neuschwanstein Castle
In June 1886, the Bavarian government decided to depose the king, who was living in Neuschwanstein at the time.
On June 9, 1886, the king was declared incapacitated and forced to leave the palace. On June 13, Lud ...
Krak des Chevaliers
Krak des Chevaliers was an impregnable fortress.
However, events related to the civil war in Syria caused the fortress to be destroyed, and the Syria ...
Eiffel tower
125 meters above the ground there is a restaurant, buffets and champagne bar.
Forbidden City
The collections of the Palace Museum are based on the imperial collection of the Qing Dynasty. They include paintings, ceramics, seals, steles, sculptures, inscribed ware, bronze ware, enamel ware, etc.
In total, the collection consists of 1,862,690 pieces of art. The Imperial Libraries also contained ...
Great Pyramid of Giza
Another historian describing the history of the pyramid of Cheops was Diodorus Siculus.
He visited Egypt around 60 - 56 BC.  He distanced himself from the descriptions of Herodotus, whom h ...
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.