Architecture

An earthquake destroyed over 60% of the city. It was quickly rebuilt, without fear that the same tragedy would happen anytime soon.

Mozart’s concert as a six-year-old “child prodigy” probably took place in the palace’s Mirror Room o ...

It is not excluded that the pyramidion could have been gilded. The view of the complete pyramid in the sunlight must have been breathtaking.

Maybe not entirely true, as Gaudi had obtained the appropriate permit from the municipal authorities ...

From 1934 to 2020, the temple served as a museum, and after a decision invalidating the 1934 decree and a decision by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, it was turned back into a mosque.

Horace Jones was the City Architect and Surveyor of London, where he was responsible for urban planning and bridges across the Thames. John Wolfe Barry assisted him in the engineering of Tower Bridge.

King George V made a lot of improvements to the castle and created gardens on its southern side. Dur ...

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.

The stage is the largest in Europe and can accommodate 450 artists.