Architecture

Tuesday, 17 March 2026
13 facts about Palais Garnier
13 facts about Palais Garnier
Académie Nationale de Musique
The Opéra Garnier, officially known as the Palais Garnier, is an outstanding architectural work and symbolizes the golden age of opera and ballet in t ...

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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.
Christ The Redeemer
You can reach the monument by taking a cable car, from the station of which you have to climb 222 steps to the observation point at the foot of the monument.
You can also use the escalators or elevator.
Villa Tugendhat
In the central part of the building is an elegant steel spiral staircase that connects the various levels of the villa.
There is also a wide ramp next to the staircase that allows easy access to the building for people with disabilities.
Arc de Triomphe
On the arch walls are engraved the names of 128 towns where battles of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars took place.
Mont Saint-Michel
In 1863 the prison was closed and the abbey passed into the hands of the Bishop of Coutances.
In 1879, the causeway was fortified, so that Mont Saint-Michel ceased to be an island and became a promontory jutting out to sea.
Notre-Dame
Construction of the Notre-Dame de Paris began in 1163.
The exact date marking the beginning of construction is not known. According to Le Memoriale histori ...
Taj Mahal
Building materials were transported from various countries.
They came from Tibet, China, Punjab, and Sri Lanka, among others.
Arc de Triomphe
On August 7, 1919, the French pilot Charles Godefroy flew his biplane under the Arc de Triomphe.
Pompeii
A Theater, Amphitheater and Palestrina were built on the outskirts of the city.
Pompeian houses were decorated with magnificent mosaics. One can see inscriptions on the facades of the buildings, which may have been something like advertisements.
Tower Bridge
It is a bascule bridge, allowing the passage of ocean-going ships up to about 40.5 meters high.
In the early days of the bridge, ships with tall masts passed under it. In its first month of operat ...