Architecture

The name is derived from a local legend about a pharaoh's treasure. According to tales, the pharaoh ...

250 people worked building the tower and there were no serious injuries and deaths during construction.

They date back to the 6th century and are about 7 meters long. Byzantine sources claim they are made of wood from Noah's Ark. In April 2022, the doors were vandalized by unknown assailants.

Horace Jones was the City Architect and Surveyor of London, where he was responsible for urban planning and bridges across the Thames. John Wolfe Barry assisted him in the engineering of Tower Bridge.

Legend says that the first guards of the Tower were guaranteed a ration of meat as a reward. Accordi ...

In 1879, the causeway was fortified, so that Mont Saint-Michel ceased to be an island and became a promontory jutting out to sea.

He was proclaimed emperor at the age of 18 and remained so until he died in 1916. Reigning for nearl ...

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.