Architecture

The cathedral took 182 years to build, which influenced its shape. Its construction is the product of changing visions and developments in construction techniques rather than a specific architectural plan by a single author.

The seat of the US President forms the so-called White House complex.

The Cornish island of St. Michael's Mount, which is also tidal, is considered the British equivalent of Mont Saint-Michel.

When George III came to the throne in 1760, he reversed the trend in Windsor.

In Petra's bloom, about 20,000 people lived in the city.

While going up the elevator on the snowstorm, an optical illusion makes the snowflakes fall upwards.

In the 1930s, they were painted black to hide the effects of air pollution. The original colors were restored during conservation works in 2017-2021. The Victorian glass was also removed and replaced with a faithful reproduction made in Germany by glassmakers Glasfabrik Lamberts.

Since 1523, the abbot of the sanctuary was appointed directly by the King of France.

La Scala suffered during World War II.

After the Battle of Grunwald and as a result of previous military operations in the years 1409-1411, the Teutonic treasury, until then the most powerful and richest in Europe, began to run empty.