Architecture

The structure has been under development for over 1,400 years. The stages of development can be divided into eight parts.

The king never intended to open the palace to the public. However, just six weeks after the king's death, Prince Regent Luitpold Wittelsbach ordered the palace to be opened to visitors for a fee.

At the feet of Lady Liberty are broken shackles, symbolizing the abolition of slavery in the United States.

The elevator ride takes approximately 43 seconds.

It was built by order of Ptolemy I, however, it was put into use only during the reign of Ptolemy II.

There was a well-developed network of aqueducts in Petra.

After the fall of Napoleon, thanks to the efforts of Ernst von Pfuel, who was the commander of the Prussian sector in captured Paris, the quadriga figure was packed and sent back to Berlin.

Hagia Sophia was plundered and desecrated in 1204 by Western knights during the Fourth Crusade.

The monument was designed by a French sculptor of Polish origin, Paul Landowski, the son of a January Uprising insurgent.

Construction of the Leaning Tower began in 1173 and was completed two centuries later.