Architecture

There are four smaller bells in the tower, which every quarter of an hour strike a variation of several bars modeled on that of the St. Mary's Church in Cambridge from Handel's "Messiah".

In the wind, the tower can bend 6 -7 centimeters sideways.

Petra is located within the territory of Kingdom of Jordan.

La Scala is closely associated with Giuseppe Verdi, one of Italy’s greatest composers.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first visited Scotland in 1842, five years after they came to the throne and two years after their wedding.

An average of 40 million vehicles cross the bridge every year.

It is the 7th tallest building in New York City and 9th in the United States.

After the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453, Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque.

Jordanian Bedouins have been telling legends about Petra for centuries. It is a haunted place, the dwelling of djinns as they relate.

Until 1918, passage through the middle of the gate was reserved exclusively for members of the imperial family, the Pfuel family and their guests.