Architecture

Friday, 16 October 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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Brooklyn Bridge
The bridge changed its name several times.
In 1883 it was called the "New York and Brooklyn Bridge" because Brooklyn was not part of New York until 1898. The name "Brooklyn Bridge" was given in 1915.
La Sagrada Familia
Gaudi began work on the church in 1883.
Thirty-one-year-old Gaudi presented a completely new design of the building. It assumed building a c ...
Mont Saint-Michel
In 1863 the prison was closed and the abbey passed into the hands of the Bishop of Coutances.
In 1879, the causeway was fortified, so that Mont Saint-Michel ceased to be an island and became a promontory jutting out to sea.
Golden Gate Bridge
The cost of the construction is estimated at $35 million in the 1930s, which today is over $1,5 billion.
La Scala
La Scala’s architecture is a fascinating combination of neoclassical and Renaissance styles.
From the very entrance to the theater, viewers are enchanted by the beauty of the architectural deta ...
Forbidden City
The collections of the Palace Museum are based on the imperial collection of the Qing Dynasty. They include paintings, ceramics, seals, steles, sculptures, inscribed ware, bronze ware, enamel ware, etc.
In total, the collection consists of 1,862,690 pieces of art. The Imperial Libraries also contained ...
Windsor Castle
Victoria did not consent to the introduction of era inventions to Windsor Castle.
The Queen did not like gas lighting, she preferred candles. At the end of her reign, electric lighti ...
White house
Its construction began with cornerstone installation at noon on 13th October 1792.
The localization was chosen by President George Washington and urban planner Pierre L’Enfant. The bu ...
La Scala
When the theater was built, the area around it was densely built up.
Only in front of the theater ran a narrow road with a portico under which carriages passed. In 1857, ...
Colosseum
There were 80 entrances to the Colosseum.
The way the Colosseum was designed serves as a model for today’s sports venues. According to estimates, viewers from the lowest rows could leave the Colosseum within five to six minutes.