Architecture

Tuesday, 27 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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Golden Gate Bridge
The chief engineer at the Golden Gate Bridge was Joseph Baermann Strauss.
He designed the bridge in the 1920s. It was a colossal undertaking at that time since the Golden Gate Bridge was the world’s longest and the tallest suspension bridge.
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle became the main royal residence for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, although early in her reign Victoria complained that the castle was boring and tiring, resembling a prison.
The growth of the British Empire and Queen Victoria's close dynastic ties with Europe made Windsor t ...
Göbekli Tepe
Professor Klaus Schmidt was sure that Gobekli Tepe was a temple where ritual ceremonies took place.
The Italian astrophysicist Giulio Magliego claims that the temple practiced worship of Sirius, the b ...
White house
Over 600 artifacts were brought to the White House during President Nixon’s administration (37th US President from 1969 to 1974).
This is the largest acquisition of any administration. First Lady Pat Nixon renovated the Green Room ...
Great Pyramid of Giza
Another famous ancient historian who described the pyramid was Strabo.
He visited Egypt around 25 BC a few years after it was conquered by Octavian Augustus. In his work e ...
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
The outer shell of the building is made of thirty-three thousand titanium plates.
These pates are arranged in a scalloped pattern on a galvanized steel structure. The museum’s titanium shell weighs just 60 tons-titanium weighs half as much as steel.
Christ The Redeemer
The first unveiling of the monument took place on October 12, 1931, by lighting designer Guglielmo Marconi.
He did it by turning on the lighting from a yacht moored in the port of Genoa.
Palais Garnier
Opéra Garnier has a separate entrance for the Emperor.
After the assassination attempt in 1858, Napoleon III decided to build a new opera house that could ...
Great Wall of China
The Wall of China is about 2,700 years old.
Spanish Steps
The monumental staircase at the top of the long street leading to the Tiber was designed in such a way that the scenic effect gradually increased the closer one approached.
In keeping with Baroque architecture, the idea was to create long, deep perspectives that culminated in a monumental backdrop.