Architecture

Wednesday, 26 November 2025
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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Trevi Fountain
Bathing in the Trevi Fountain is forbidden and punishable by law.
Balmoral Castle
Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle on September 8, 2022.
She arrived at her beloved castle less than a month earlier, following the tradition she had cultiva ...
Empire State Building
The cost of erecting the skyscraper is estimated at 24.7 million dollars.
Space Needle
It is an observation tower located in Seattle, Washington.
Empire State Building
The building has 6514 windows.
Taj Mahal
It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Shah Jahan’s wife, Mumtaz Mahal, called the Chosen One of The Palace, died in 1631 while in labor wi ...
Pompeii
It had a sewerage system running along the streets.
Protruding boulders that were "pedestrian crossings" rose across the streets.
Empire State Building
About 15,000 people are working in the building.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a complex of prehistoric temples in Salisbury Plain in the south-western part of central England.
It contains deposits of limestone dating from the Late Cretaceous period (100.5 to 66 million years ago).
Spanish Steps
Near the church of Trinita dei Monti, at the junction of two streets, stands the historic Zuccari Palace, built in 1592 by the mannerist painter Federico Zuccari.
The façade of the palace is decorated with interesting portal and windows in the shape of huge maws. ...