Architecture

He visited Egypt around 60 - 56 BC.  He distanced himself from the descriptions of Herodotus, whom h ...

The year 2019 has been declared the "Year of Gobekli Tepe" in Turkey. Turkish authorities want to en ...

In its heyday, 6300 cubic meters of water were used per hour during a three-hour show (they were powered by water from the Seine).In 1999, a storm knocked down 18.500 trees in the park.

Atmospheric corrosion of this metal and humid air resulted in the deposition of patina on the Statue's coating. It provides the Statue with its now characteristic color, green.

It was then that he left his apartments and settled in his favorite part of the palace on the courty ...

On the initiative of Pope Pius V, a new fountain decorated with a statue depicting an ancient deity ...

A second wooden outer ward was also built, followed by the outer ward from the west. It created the basic shape of the modern castle.

The palace was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who created the main façade; the rest of the buildi ...

The Chinese called the structure "Wănli Chăngchěng" (万里长城), meaning the Wall is 10,000 Li long. Li is a Chinese unit of distance, called the Chinese mile, equivalent to 500 meters.