Architecture

The site for the construction of the fortress, which was later transformed into Windsor Castle, was chosen on a steep, limestone hill, where the first wooden building existed as early as 1070.

At the southern end of Spanish Square is the Palazzo di Propaganda Fide, seat of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Construction of the bridge cost about $15 million.

The cathedral has ten bells, or more precisely, on its towers.

Many elements excavated by John Turtle Wood can be found in British Museum.

It is the most popular suicide location in the world.

The earthquake of 1375 dealt the final blow to the building.

The bridge used to be lifted by a steam engine weighing 2,000 tons.

In February 1952, Elizabeth II came to the throne. After her coronation, she lived in Buckingham Palace, but she never liked this palace, preferring Windsor Castle.

The second temple was much more significant, built with greater splendor, and it's supposed to be the first marble-made Greek temple.