Architecture

There is no exact data regarding the construction of the White Tower, but in 1100 it already existed.

Schönbrunn Palace is located in Vienna - the capital of Austria.

An estimated 1,000 elephants were used to transport materials for the construction.

The city was surrounded by a fortified wall about 3 km long.

More than a million workers were involved in the wall's construction.

The enclosing walls at the base of the tower are 4.09 m long, while the top is 2.48 m long. The staircase inside the bell tower has 251 steps.

Neuschwanstein was an symbolic medieval knight's castle. This project consumed a huge amount of money. During the king's lifetime, the cost of building the castle was 6.2 million marks (equivalent to 47 million euros in 2021).

Neuschwanstein is visited by approximately 1.5 million tourists each year.

A scaled-down replica of the Faros lighthouse is located in the city of Changsha, China.

There are two open to the public observation decks in the building.