Architecture

At the time of its commissioning, the Faros lighthouse was the tallest structure that was not a pyramid.

The highest point of the wall is the Huanglouyuan section near Beijing. It rises to an elevation of 1,439.3 meters above sea level.

The gallery from the first half of the 16th century, from the time of Charles V, is full of Azulejo tiles.

The first king to use Windsor Castle as a residence was Henry I, who celebrated Whitsunday at the castle in 1110.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the most typical Italian campanile, whose origin many scholars associate with Islamic building influences.

For this reason, Louis XIV decided to thoroughly rebuild the palace.

You can reach the monument by taking a cable car, from the station of which you have to climb 222 steps to the observation point at the foot of the monument.

The conquest and occupation of the city by Saladin destroyed Petra, which fell into ruin.

In 1995, Villa Tugendhat was recognized as a national cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

The castle was also used to hold French prisoners taken after the Battle of Poitiers in 1357.