Architecture

Thursday, 28 May 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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Statue of Liberty
It is located on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay.
The Statue is a federal property administered by the National Park Service, but territorially it is under the jurisdiction of New York City.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation.
Brooklyn Bridge
The construction of the bridge was not without accidents.
During the construction yards, 27 people lost their lives.
Brandenburg Gate
On January 30, 1933, the Sturmabteilung NSDAP units celebrated the party's victory with an evening torchlight march, including to the Brandenburg Gate.
Arc de Triomphe
Ceremonies at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier take place every year in November.
Tower Bridge
The bridge's two lifting bascules are huge. Each weighs 1,000 tons.
The bridge bascules are lifted approximately 800 times a year. When raised, they form an 86-degree angle with the plane of the roadway.
Temple of Artemis
A medieval myth arose around Artemis Temple's columns.
According to a legend, columns removed from the legitimate location were used at the construction site of Hagia Sophia. There is no evidence to support this claim.
Forbidden City
The first emperor of the Qing Dynasty became the six-year-old Shunzhi in 1644. The new ruling dynasty rebuilt the city destroyed by the Manchu invasion.
 At that time, the names of major buildings were changed to emphasize "harmony" instead of "supremac ...
Big Ben
Big Ben is one of the two towers of the British Parliament - the Palace of Westminster.
This tower was once called the Tower of St. Stephen's Clock Tower, since September 12, 2012, it has ...
Petra
The city was discovered by Western civilization in 1812 thanks to the Swiss traveler Johann Ludwig Burckhardt.
Arab and Western scholars have identified more than 800 historic sites in the area of Petra. Most of them have been carved into the red walls of the bluffs.