Architecture

The White House covers an area of 5100 square meters.

The temple is built on the plan of a cross.

The design of the Big Ben clock was selected in a competition.

Near the church of Trinita dei Monti, at the junction of two streets, stands the historic Zuccari Palace, built in 1592 by the mannerist painter Federico Zuccari.

There are 890 palaces in the Forbidden City. These palaces, along with numerous pavilions, contain 8886 rooms.

In the northwestern part of the building, there is a column with a hole in the middle, covered with bronze plates.

On August 7, 1919, the French pilot Charles Godefroy flew his biplane under the Arc de Triomphe.

When World War II broke out, the castle was prepared for war conditions.

During renovation works in 2010, a group of graffiti artists climbed the monument and decorated it with various inscriptions and pictures.

In the past, the palace belonged to the Habsburg family.