Architecture

Thursday, 4 June 2026
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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Eiffel tower
Eiffel tower is 324 meters high.
It was the highest building in France until 1973 when a military radio relay was built in Saissac.
Statue of Liberty
In 1884, the Statue was presented to the American ambassador, then dismantled and transported by ship to New York in June 1885.
Arc de Triomphe
On the facade of the arch are engraved 660 names of the Napoleonic army officers.
Space Needle
It is an observation tower located in Seattle, Washington.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, whose construction was entrusted to Frank O. Gehry, was chosen as the new symbol - an icon - of the city.
Frank Owen Gehry (actually Ephraim Goldberg) is an American architect and industrial form designer f ...
Trevi Fountain
It is supplied with water by an aqueduct built in 19 BC.
Great Pyramid of Giza
The entrance to the pyramid is located on the northern wall at a height of 17 meters.
From the entrance leads a descending corridor 105 m long. It leads to an unfinished chamber located under the pyramid at a depth of 27.5 m.
Stonehenge
The Y and Z Rings were not discovered until 1923. Subsequent radiocarbon dating showed they were the last work done in the area.
According to the researchers, the so-called bluestones (most likely diabase) were placed in them. Ho ...
Great Wall of China
The average height of the Wall of China is 6.5 meters.
The watchtowers rise to a height of 12 meters.
Big Ben
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.
In the 1930s, they were painted black to hide the effects of air pollution. The original colors were ...