Architecture

Beginning in September 1945, the palace became the headquarters of the British occupation forces, whose Viennese sector included the two neighboring districts 12 and 13.

The Brooklyn Bridge is the world's first steel suspension bridge.

Among Petra's monuments, there are Nabatean tombs, temples, theaters, waterworks.

The stairs consist of 135 steps (some claim 136, but they count drainage platform as a step).

Throughout World War II, until 1945, the castle in Malbork remained virtually untouched by war activities.

The basilica is considered to be Antoni Gaudi's significant architectural achievement.

The cost of erecting the skyscraper is estimated at 24.7 million dollars.

On the arch walls are engraved the names of 128 towns where battles of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars took place.

The Empire State Building height is 381 meters to the roof and 443 meters with the antenna.

Construction began in 1788 and lasted 3 years.