Architecture

In the southern part of Spanish Square, opposite the Spanish Embassy, rises the column of the Immaculate Conception from the 19th century, which combines antiquity (Corinthian column) with modern times (statue of the Virgin Mary on the top).

A ventilation shaft was designed from the ground level to the bell tower.

It was built to withstand magnitude-9 earthquakes and a wind speed of 320 km/h.

The hill, 15 meters (49 feet) high and 300x300 meters (984 x 984 feet) in size, was used for agricultural purposes for many years.

The most photographed place in the Alcázar is the Courtyard of the Virgins.

The rooms of the upper and lower castle were different, there were latrines, baths, and barracks, but also impressive, decorated meeting and courtrooms.

Notre-Dame is known for its three rosettes.

The creation of La Scala was decided by a fire at Milan’s existing opera theater, the Teatro Regio Ducale, in the 1770s.

Gaudi began work on the church in 1883.

The finish line of the Tour-de-France is located under the Arc de Triomphe.