Architecture

Wednesday, 25 February 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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Trevi Fountain
The fashion house Fendi sponsored the 2014 - 1015 restoration work.
It took 20 months to restore the fountain to its former glory. It was the most extensive of any rest ...
Tower Bridge
Some traffic restrictions have been placed on the bridge to protect it from excessive stress.
The maximum vehicle speed is 20 mph (32 km/h) and the maximum weight is 18 tons.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern art.
It is one of three museums owned by the Solomon Robert Guggenheim Foundation, an American art collec ...
Mont Saint-Michel
At the top of the spire of the abbey church is a statue of St. Michael.
The granite rock on which the abbey was built rises 92 meters above sea level. Together with the statue of St. Michael, it reaches 170 meters.
Temple of Artemis
In 268 AD, an East Germanic tribe called Goths raided the city of Ephesus and severely damaged the third temple.
It is unknown how big the destruction of the temple after the Goths' invasion was. It unquestionably has been repaired after the 268 damage but never restored to its breathtaking original form.
Spanish Steps
They are located in Piazza di Spagna - Spanish Square, which has become famous thanks to them. Stairs are an immanent part of Piazza di Spagna.
The Spanish Steps connect Piazza di Spagna with the 16th-century church of Trinita dei Monti.
Stonehenge
Between 2600 BC and 2400 BC, Stonehenge hosted religious festivals attended by up to 4,000 people.
The festivals, including animal sacrifices, coincided with the winter and summer solstices. Since sa ...
La Sagrada Familia
During Gaudi's lifetime, 4 of the basilica's 18 towers, one of the three designed facades, the Nativity Facade, and the crypt were completed.
Although he claimed that the temple under construction might not be the last one he built, but proba ...
Windsor Castle
In the 18th century, Queen Anne created the Ascot Racecourse and began the tradition of the annual Royal Ascot Procession from the castle.
Gregory I was not interested in Windsor Castle, preferring his other palaces. George II also rarely ...
Arc de Triomphe
Under the arch is the Unknown Soldier's tomb, where the symbolic flame of remembrance is lit every evening.