Architecture

Monday, 23 March 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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Big Ben
A ventilation shaft was designed from the ground level to the bell tower.
The 4,9 m by 2,4 m shaft was designed by David Boswell Reid, known as the "grandfather of air condit ...
Pompeii
The eruption lasted three days.
Huge amounts of ash reached Egypt, Syria, and Rome.
Balmoral Castle
The new castle was completed in 1856, and the old one was demolished.
Balmoral Castle is built from granite quarried in Invergelder. It consists of two main parts arrange ...
Malbork Castle
At that time, Malbork Castle also served as a state prison.
Criminals important to the state were held there.
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 ...
Arc de Triomphe
On the facade of the arch are engraved 660 names of the Napoleonic army officers.
Windsor Castle
When George III came to the throne in 1760, he reversed the trend in Windsor.
Initially, the atmosphere in the castle remained very informal, local children played there, and the ...
Christ The Redeemer
The monument was unveiled twice more.
After installing the new lighting, it was done by Pope Paul VI, on October 12, 1981, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the erection of the monument, by Pope John Paul II.
Space Needle
The construction started in April 1961 and lasted for approximately 400 days.
Taj Mahal
It is made of red sandstone and covered with white marble.
The color is said to change its hue depending on the time of the day–pink in the morning, milky white in the evening, and deep blue at night, with a golden hue when illuminated by the moonlight.