Architecture

Wednesday, 4 March 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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Mont Saint-Michel
In the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, there is a phenomenon of moving sands.
This phenomenon is caused by an extraordinary tidal range, which can be up to 14 meters difference i ...
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is the largest inhabited castle in the world and the longest-used castle in Europe.
In 2006, approximately 500 people lived and worked in the castle.Queen Elizabeth increasingly used t ...
Palais Garnier
The site for the Opéra Garnier was chosen by Georges-Eugene Haussmann, prefect of the French department of the Seine and considered the urban planner of Paris.
With his ordinances in the mid-19th century, Haussmann gave the city center the modern look of the P ...
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Not all Bilbao residents welcomed the project.
The city was in crisis, and it was thought that the huge funds earmarked for the construction of the ...
Spanish Steps
In 2015-2016, the Spanish Steps underwent a restoration.
The sponsor of this restoration was Bulgari, which donated 1.5 million euros for this purpose. Bulga ...
Tower of London
The Tower, as we know it today, was started by King Richard the Lionheart, who began its reconstruction into a fortress in the years 1189-1199.
His successor, King John, was the first to bring exotic animals (lions, tigers) to the Tower. This tradition lasted for 600 years.
Pompeii
Pompeii was bombed during World War II.
Most of the buildings were rebuilt.
Great Pyramid of Giza
According to the reports of Herodotus, the Great Pyramid, like other pyramids, was repeatedly plundered before the New Kingdom period existing from the sixteenth to the eleventh century BC.
Great Pyramid of Giza
The pyramid has been described many times by ancient historians.
Around 450 BC. Herodotus went to Egypt, where he collected information about the Great Pyramid.The k ...
Empire State Building
Construction of the skyscraper took only 58 weeks.
It was an enormous tempo, erecting of the Eiffel Tower, which was far less demanding task took over 113 weeks.