Architecture

Sunday, 8 February 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
Twice a year catholic pilgrims come to Mont Saint-Michel.
This happens on the first Sunday of May and on September 29, when the celebrations of the cult of St. Michael the Archangel take place. Usually about 60 thousand pilgrims show up there.
La Scala
The La Scala theater building was built on the site of the deconsecrated, demolished former church of Santa Maria della Scala, from which the theater took its name.
Within two years, the theater was completed by Pietro Marliani, Pietro Nosetti, Antonio, and Giusepp ...
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The lighthouse was damaged by subsequent earthquakes in 796 and 951.
The remaining 20-meter-high upper part of the lighthouse collapsed in 956 and further damage was caused by earthquakes in 1303 and 1323.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The story goes that Galileo used took advantage of the tilt of the tower in 1600 to conduct a scientific experiment regarding the free fall of bodies.
Galileo dropped spheres of different masses from the Leaning Tower and measured their fall time. At ...
Mont Saint-Michel
The sanctuary of the Archangel Michael was built on the island. It occupies a small part of the territory of Mont Saint-Michel.
The original name of the sanctuary, used throughout the Middle Ages, was Mons Sancti Michaeli in periculo mari (St. Michael's Mountain in the Perilous Sea).
Petra
According to the Bedouins, Petra is where the biblical Moses split a rock from which water gushed out.
It was believed that the narrow ravine leading to Petra was a crevice made by the staff of Moses, and Al-Khazneh was the work of Moses' greatest enemy - the Pharaoh of Egypt.
Notre-Dame
It was built on the Île de la Cité, an island in the Seine River.
It is one of the most visited sites in Paris. It covers 22 hectares and can be accessed by eight bridges.
Empire State Building
The cost of erecting the skyscraper is estimated at 24.7 million dollars.
White house
In 2020, First Lady Melania Trump designed and established the Rose Garden.
Michelle Obama established the White House’s first organic garden and installed beehives on the mansion’s south lawn.
Windsor Castle
Around the eastern and southern ends of the Upper Court, Edward ordered the construction of luxurious, self-contained apartments for his court, creating a modern quadrilateral shape.
In 1354, the earliest mechanical clock in England, powered by weight, was installed in the Round Tower.