Architecture

Ephesians gracefully declined an offer with the words "it would be improper for one god to build a temple to another." They managed to raise enough money to rebuild it on their own a few years later.

In the 1970s, due to the global oil crisis, Bilbao’s position began to weaken, and the city graduall ...

The Front Court, also known as the Front Yard, located on the south side, was used for ceremonial p ...

It is built of white marble, has eight floors. Its weight is estimated at 14 thousand tons.

In 1879, the causeway was fortified, so that Mont Saint-Michel ceased to be an island and became a promontory jutting out to sea.

There was a marble bathtub, or rather a swimming pool, which was used not so much for hygiene purpos ...