Architecture

Sunday, 16 August 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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Malbork Castle
The Teutonic Knights brought delicacies to Malbork that were very rare on other European tables, especially in northern Europe.
These included raisins, dates, lemons, and anise candies (particularly favorites of the monks). At t ...
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle was a favorite haunt of Elizabeth II, as it was for her great-grandmother Victoria.
She enjoyed spending time there from an early age. As a child, she spent holidays there with her sis ...
Christ The Redeemer
Every year, the Christ the Redeemer Monument is visited by almost 2 million tourists.
Statue of Liberty
There is a copy of the Statue in Paris, France, four times smaller than the original and reaching 11.5 meters in height.
It is located near the Eiffel Tower on the Île aux Cygnes on the Seine.
Colosseum
The last official games in the Colosseum with the participation of gladiators took place in 404 AD, and with the participation of animals in approximately 528 AD.
Unofficially, gladiatorial fights were fought until around 440 AD.
Temple of Artemis
The legendary founders of the first temple were Amazons.
The sacred site appeared in Ephesus much earlier than the temple itself. First inhabitants of the city were aboriginal people called Leleges and Lydians.
Christ The Redeemer
The monument was designed by a French sculptor of Polish origin, Paul Landowski, the son of a January Uprising insurgent.
The author of the statue's head is the Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida, which was discovered at the end of the 20th century and confirmed by the descendants of the sculptor's sister.
Schönbrunn Palace
Between 1638 and 1643, a palace was built as the residence of Eleonora Gonzaga.
Eleonora Gonzaga was the second wife of Emperor Ferdinand II. After his death, she became the owner ...
Big Ben
At the top of the pendulum is a small stack of old penny coins whose function is to adjust the time of the clock.
Adding or removing a penny changes the clock speed by 0.4 seconds per day. The clockkeeper and a team of watchmakers available 24 hours a day are responsible for the operation of the clock.
Palace of Versailles
In 2017, 7.714.389 people visited Versailles.
The Palace of Versailles still serves political functions. Heads of state are received in the Hall o ...