Architecture

Eiffel tower is 324 meters high.

The bridge changed its name several times.

It was designated an official Seattle historic landmark in 1999.

Upon the 800th anniversary of the cathedral's construction, its facade was cleaned. André Malraux, France's Minister of Culture, ordered a thorough restoration of the walls, which had turned black from dirt and soot over the past centuries.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty reigned in the Forbidden City until 1912.

The cost of the 1250-square-meter house was huge.

The Hospitallers (Sovereign Military Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Rhodes, and Malta) expanded the castle and its fortifications.

In 2002, fragments of a meteorite fell to earth near Neuschwanstein.

With its neo-baroque style and richly decorated interiors, characterized by classicism and historicism, the Opéra Garnier is unique among Parisian buildings of the time.

Versailles, as a new city, was founded by the will of King Louis XIV and became the de facto capital of France.