Architecture

Saturday, 13 December 2025
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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Villa Tugendhat
The villa was the main location in the 2007 film “Hannibal Rising.”
It served as the home of the villain, Vladis Gutas.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The building was constructed according to the plans of the Greek architect Sostratos of Cnidus.
La Scala
When the theater was built, the area around it was densely built up.
Only in front of the theater ran a narrow road with a portico under which carriages passed. In 1857, ...
Notre-Dame
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.
It was replaced in 1733 with a new one, built by François Thierry - a member of a famous French fami ...
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge used to be a popular place for people to commit suicide.
Between 1909 and 1982, the bridge was closed to pedestrian traffic because of the high number of suicide attempts.
Palais Garnier
Palais Garnier, also known as Opéra Garnier, is an opera house located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
It is one of the two (along with Opera Bastille) Parisian opera houses that fall under the state-run ...
Krak des Chevaliers
Krak des Chevaliers was an impregnable fortress.
However, events related to the civil war in Syria caused the fortress to be destroyed, and the Syria ...
Brandenburg Gate
After the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt fought on October 14, 1806, the victorious Napoleon Bonaparte took the quadriga figure to Paris, where it was to be placed permanently.
Arc de Triomphe
Under the arch is the Unknown Soldier's tomb, where the symbolic flame of remembrance is lit every evening.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
The construction of architectural icons and the revitalization of Bilbao have brought great financial and social success.
The city became internationally known and began to be seen as modern, friendly, and attractive to to ...