Architecture

The project to build a religious sculpture in Rio de Janeiro had existed since 1850.

The Old Masters Picture Gallery houses a sizable collection of European paintings of the 15th-18th centuries.

It could host up to 50,000 people, although, according to the Chronograph of 354—the first illustrated codex, created by Roman scribe and stone engraver Furius Dionysius Filocalus in 354 AD—it could actually host up to 87,000 viewers.

The opening of the Colosseum was inaugurated by 100-day games, initiated by Emperor Titus Caesar Vespasianus.

The symbol of the Tower of London is ravens.

Scalinata Trinita dei Monti - called the Spanish Steps are one of the most famous in Rome.

In 1678, a vegetable garden was established in Versailles.

In 1960 Charles de Gaulle proposed that the tower be temporarily dismantled and transported to Montreal for Expo 67.

The image of the Brandenburg Gate was on the reverse of the last series of German marks, with a denomination of 5.

With its neo-baroque style and richly decorated interiors, characterized by classicism and historicism, the Opéra Garnier is unique among Parisian buildings of the time.