Architecture

Upon the death of his father Maximilian II in 1864, Ludwig assumed the throne of Bavaria as Ludwig II. His first undertaking was to build a new knight's castle on the site of the ruins of Vorderhohschwangau, which later became Neuschwanstein Castle.

Along the powerful, 7-meter-high walls of the fortress, there was a deep moat filled with water.

The building works were not resumed until 1275.

Balmoral Estate is situated within the Cairngorms National Park and partly within the Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area.

The palace was built as a traditional masonry structure. Subsequently, it was built with different types of stone.

The monument is made of white limestone.

During the French Revolution, the island was renamed Mont-Michel and Mont-Libre.

It was a place of magnificent ancient Greek religious festival. The celebration lasted for a few days.

Elizabeth I, on the other hand, spent a lot of time at Windsor Castle and used it as a safe haven in crises.

Hagia Sophia combines the features of a basilica - an elongated building founded on a rectangular or Latin cross plan - and a central building - based on a circular plan.