Architecture

It is the largest ancient amphitheater in the world.

Designers of contemporary castles included bathrooms and toilets but ultimately abandoned them as they were considered unnecessary.

The king purchased the lands of the Gondi family and ordered the expansion of the building into a three-winged hunting lodge, and a park was established on 70 ha of land adjacent to the palace.

The Statue of Liberty is a gift from France to the U.S. for the centennial of the Declaration of Independence.

The average height of the Wall of China is 6.5 meters.

The Royal Tombs compose a great complex of over a dozen of large tombs that may have been built for the rulers.

The monument was designed by a French sculptor of Polish origin, Paul Landowski, the son of a January Uprising insurgent.

An interesting element of the villa’s construction is a freestanding wall made of precious onyx marble (so-called “false onyx”).

The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was described as one of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by the Antipater of Sidon.

Bathing in the Trevi Fountain is forbidden and punishable by law.