Architecture

Thursday, 19 February 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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Alcázar of Seville
The Alcázar was used in the filming of "Game of Thrones," "Kingdom of Heaven" and "Lawrence of Arabia."
White house
The construction went on for eight years, from 1792 to 1800.
The foundations and main residence were built mainly by slaves, free Afro-American workers, and Euro ...
Windsor Castle
In the 15th century, King Edward IV began building the current chapel of St. George.
It is a chapel built in the style of late medieval Perpendicular Gothic. It is both a church under t ...
Taj Mahal
The mausoleum was built in a symmetrical manner, according to Islamic and Persian architectural principles.
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).
Balmoral Castle
After visiting the Great Exhibition of 1851, Prince Albert commissioned a prefabricated iron building for Balmoral to serve as a temporary ballroom and dining room.
It was used as a dining room until October 1, 1851, and as a ballroom until 1856.
La Sagrada Familia
Gaudi's style was very sculptural and Art Nouveau, striving for a stylistic unity by combining different fields of art, especially craftsmanship, interior architecture, sculpture and graphics.
In his architectural work, he used parabolic arches, fantastic forms and intricate patterns, and org ...
Eiffel tower
There are 20,000 light bulbs that light up the tower every night.
Balmoral Castle
The growing family of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert required additional staff and accommodation.
The Queen wanted to receive friends and official guests, such as members of the cabinet, at the cast ...
Great Wall of China
The Wall is not a continuous structure.
It consists of sections crisscrossed by rock formations, sediments, or bodies of water. In some places, the wall appears in double or triple form.