Architecture

Monday, 18 May 2026
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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Göbekli Tepe
According to other researchers, there was no organized community and religion in the Neolithic world.
There was no separation between the sacred and the profane, and therefore one cannot speak of a temp ...
Hagia Sophia
The temple astonishes with its architectural form and the enormous extent of the construction.
One of Prince Vladimir I the Great of Kyiv envoys, after visiting the Church of the Divine Wisdom, Hagia Sophia said: "We did not know where we were, on heaven or on earth..."
Göbekli Tepe
The excavated area comprises a cluster of stone circles, each surrounded by a high wall intersected by pillars.
The circles are arranged in the same pattern. They are made of limestone columns in the shape of giant beams or a capital letter T. The columns have sharp edges.
Stonehenge
Between 1930 BC and 1600 BC, part of the diabase was removed from the northeast side and then arranged into a horseshoe-like shape, reflecting the trilithons in the center of the structure.
It was the penultimate construction phase, known as Stonehenge 3 V.
Brooklyn Bridge
The author of the project was John Augustus Roebling - a well-known American designer of suspension bridges and author of the method of manufacturing steel cables.
Roebling paid for the construction of the bridge with his life. While taking measurements for the co ...
Palais Garnier
The opening of the new opera house took place on 5th January 1875.
In addition to the difficulty of securing foundations, construction was also delayed by the War of 1 ...
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City was designed to reflect philosophical and religious principles with specific symbolism.
The main halls of the Outer and Inner Courtyards are arranged in groups of three - the shape of a Qi ...
Palace of Versailles
In 1833, King Louis Philippe decided to establish a Museum of French History in Versailles.
During the four-year period of work, many apartments of princes and courtiers were liquidated - from ...
La Scala
Originally, La Scala was lit by 84 kerosene lamps mounted on the stage.
Another thousand kerosene lamps were located in the rest of the theater. Fire was feared, so hundred ...
White house
The first president, who resided in the White House, was John Adams.
He moved in on 1st November 1800. Soon after, he wrote a letter to his wife Abigail, a fragment of w ...