Architecture

In former times two roads led down from the church along the hillside, steep and muddy, inaccessible to carriages.

The southern rosette also suffered much damage - only some of the stained glass originates back to the Middle Ages. French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc restored the rest in 1861.

The Tugendhat villa has simple geometric shapes and flowing lines.

In 1987, the Great Wall of China was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

At the top of the stairs sits the 16th-century church Trinita dei Monti, part of the French Community of Emmanuel.

Another street is the Via del Babuino, home to many antique shops, connecting the Piazza del Popolo with the Piazza di Spagna.

The Nabataeans' descendants exist to this day, inhabiting caves and tombs.

It took 130 years from the time of construction to the first maintenance work to clean the facade.

In 1933, most of the museum's collection was evacuated. The evacuation was forced by the threat of Japanese invasion.

The tower's main bell is its largest bell and part of the Great Clock of Westminster.