Architecture

At the top of the pendulum is a small stack of old penny coins whose function is to adjust the time of the clock.

The monument is exposed to various weather factors, such as strong winds, which damage the monument's slabs.

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.

According to legend, in 709 CE the Archangel Michael appeared to the Bishop of Avranches, St. Aubert, asking him to build a shrine on a rock.

The king purchased the lands of the Gondi family and ordered the expansion of the building into a three-winged hunting lodge, and a park was established on 70 ha of land adjacent to the palace.

King Edward VIII did not spend much time at Windsor Castle.

It is 184.5 meters high with a top floor at 158 meters.

Since its opening, there have been six parachute jumps from the Space Needle.

The record for running up to the top floor of a skyscraper belongs to Paul Crake, who managed to achieve 9 minutes and 33 seconds. He set his record in 2003.

The English named the Great Wall of China in the 19th century.