Architecture

The chief urban planner of the US capital, Washington, was French-American engineer Pierre “Peter” Charles L’Enfant.

In 2017, it underwent a $100 million renovation project.

The castle was also used to hold French prisoners taken after the Battle of Poitiers in 1357.

Inside the tower there is the so-called Prison Room.

During the first years since it has been opened, it hosted naumachia—naval battles.

The Tugendhat villa has simple geometric shapes and flowing lines.

From the Piazza di Spagna branches the famous Via Margutta, one of the most magical corners of the Eternal City, made famous by William Wyler's "Roman Holiday" starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.

The Empire State Building's electrical wiring length is 692 km, and the water pipes are 112 km.

According to other researchers, there was no organized community and religion in the Neolithic world.

The construction started in April 1961 and lasted for approximately 400 days.