Interesting architecture and monuments facts

Architecture
14 facts about Tower Bridge
London's most famous bridge
Statue of Liberty
In 1884, the Statue was presented to the American ambassador, then dismantled and transported by ship to New York in June 1885.
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Architecture
22 facts about Mont Saint-Michel
UNESCO World Heritage since 1979
Architecture
22 facts about Colosseum
Bloody pearl of the ancient world
Great Wall of China
More than a million workers were involved in the wall's construction.
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Stonehenge
In 2013, a group of archaeologists led by Mike Parker Pearson excavated over 50,000 fragments of cremated bones.
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Architecture
19 facts about Taj Mahal
An architectural marvel
Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame has had two spires in its history.
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
In 1950, Louis Nichilo designed a gold lipstick container in the Leaning Tower's shape.
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Architecture
18 facts about Great Wall of China
A marvel of engineering that was built in ancient times and expanded and modernized over two thousand years
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Construction of the Leaning Tower began in 1173 and was completed two centuries later.
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Architecture
16 facts about Stonehenge
Presumably, the world of the dead
Spanish Steps
The stairs consist of 135 steps (some claim 136, but they count drainage platform as a step).
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Tower Bridge
It is a bascule bridge, allowing the passage of ocean-going ships up to about 40.5 meters high.
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Architecture
22 facts about La Sagrada Familia
Under construction for over 100 years
Empire State Building
A B-25D Mitchel bomber crashed into the Empire State Building.
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Architecture
18 facts about Pompeii
Ancient city enclosed in a time capsule formed by volcanic ash
Architecture
18 facts about Hagia Sophia
The most significant work of Byzantine architecture
Trevi Fountain
The fountain measures 26.3 by 49.15 meters.
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Architecture
21 facts about Spanish Steps
One of the longest and widest staircases in Europe and one of the most famous in Rome
Architecture
18 facts about Göbekli Tepe
The oldest known cult site
Eiffel tower
In 1923, Pierre Labric rode down the stairs on his bicycle.
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Architecture
15 facts about Arc de Triomphe
A memento of Napoleon Bonaparte
Architecture
18 facts about Trevi Fountain
The last section of the Acqua Vergine aqueduct
Stonehenge
The trilithon structure was 13.7 meters wide, and its open end faced the northeast.
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Architecture
25 facts about Empire State Building
The world's first over 100 floors skyscraper
Architecture
26 facts about Petra
The mysterious city of tombs
Pompeii
The original artifacts found in Pompeii are in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
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Architecture
18 facts about Lighthouse of Alexandria
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The restoration work took twenty years and in April 2011, the tower was opened to the public.
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Architecture
20 facts about Eiffel tower
The symbol of Paris and the tallest structure in the city.