Architecture

The official opening of the Trevi Fountain took place on May 22, 1762, by Pope Clement XIII.

In 2007, Petra was declared one of the Seven New Wonders of the World.

On April 1st, 1989, a local sketch comedy TV show, Almost Live! Announced that the Space Needle collapsed.

The collections of the Palace Museum are based on the imperial collection of the Qing Dynasty. They include paintings, ceramics, seals, steles, sculptures, inscribed ware, bronze ware, enamel ware, etc.

In 2018, Gobekli Tepe was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

There was a well-developed network of aqueducts in Petra.

The cathedral's pipe organ was built in 1403 but has not survived to the present day. Only 12 pipes and a small part of the wooden structure remain. The creator of the original pipe organs was Frédéric Schambantz.

When the Crusaders marched on Jerusalem, the castle was abandoned.

The British set fire to the White House in 1814, during the War of 1812.

In the Middle Ages, Petra was occupied by the Crusaders, who built two citadels there.