Architecture

Friday, 5 June 2026
29 facts about Palace of Versailles
29 facts about Palace of Versailles
Former residence of the kings of France
The Palace of Versailles is one of the largest palace complexes in Europe. It is part of the historical and cultural heritage of France, as a symbol o ...

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White house
In 2020, First Lady Melania Trump designed and established the Rose Garden.
Michelle Obama established the White House’s first organic garden and installed beehives on the mansion’s south lawn.
Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain is located in Rome in the Rione Trevi.
Rione are the administrative units into which central Rome's area is divided.
Hagia Sophia
When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, Turkey became a secular republic. Its first president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ordered in 1934 that the temple serving more than 916 years to Christians and 481 years to Muslims, be turned into a museum.
In 2020, an administrative court in Turkey annulled the 1934 decree converting Hagia Sophia into a m ...
Lighthouse of Alexandria
It was built by order of Ptolemy I, however, it was put into use only during the reign of Ptolemy II.
Neuschwanstein Castle
The area of Neuschwanstein Castle is about 6000 square meters. There are 200 rooms, most of which are unused.
In one of the halls there is a colorful stained glass window depicting a scene from Wagner's opera T ...
Statue of Liberty
It is located on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay.
The Statue is a federal property administered by the National Park Service, but territorially it is under the jurisdiction of New York City.
Tower of London
In modern times, Rudolf Hess, a war criminal, was a prisoner in the Tower.
In 1941, Hess, most likely voluntarily and without the Fuehrer's knowledge, flew a Messerschmitt Me ...
Eiffel tower
When the tower was commissioned on March 31, 1889, it was the tallest building in the world.
For 41 years no taller structure has been built. The tower was dethroned by the Chrysler Building in 1930.
Big Ben
It is not known where the common name Big Ben came from.
This nickname was first applied to the Great Bell. It may have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, w ...
Petra
According to the Bedouins, Petra is where the biblical Moses split a rock from which water gushed out.
It was believed that the narrow ravine leading to Petra was a crevice made by the staff of Moses, and Al-Khazneh was the work of Moses' greatest enemy - the Pharaoh of Egypt.