Architecture

In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the Holy Family Church, elevating it to the dignity of a minor basilica.

To the south of the Forbidden City were two important temples.

Construction of the skyscraper took only 58 weeks.

The outer shell of the building is made of thirty-three thousand titanium plates.

The Tugendhat villa has simple geometric shapes and flowing lines.

The name Big Ben is a common name and currently refers to both the tower, bell, and clock.

The Statue of Liberty is a gift from France to the U.S. for the centennial of the Declaration of Independence.

In 2013, a group of archaeologists led by Mike Parker Pearson excavated over 50,000 fragments of cremated bones.

The Knights of St. John managed the fortress for 150 years, struggling with earthquakes and Muslim attacks.

Upon the death of his father Maximilian II in 1864, Ludwig assumed the throne of Bavaria as Ludwig II. His first undertaking was to build a new knight's castle on the site of the ruins of Vorderhohschwangau, which later became Neuschwanstein Castle.