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Friday, 21 November 2025
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
Construction took two years, two months and five days.
250 people worked building the tower and there were no serious injuries and deaths during construction.
Tower of London
During the civil war called the Wars of the Roses in the years 1377 - 1485, when England was divided into two houses of Lancaster and York and their supporters, the character of the Tower changed.
It became a prison where King Henry VI, who threatened the new ruler Edward IV, was imprisoned and l ...
Temple of Artemis
It has been destroyed three times.
First time it was by a flood, second by arson and third after northern germanic tribes raided Ephesus.
Eiffel tower
Every 7 years the Eiffel Tower is repainted.
For this purpose, 60 tons of paint are used each time.
Palace of Versailles
Initially, Louis XIV often changed his residences.
He stayed in Fontainebleau, Paris, and Saint-Germain, but already in 1677 he was considering making ...
Great Wall of China
The Wall of China is about 2,700 years old.
La Sagrada Familia
The basilica is considered to be Antoni Gaudi's significant architectural achievement.
Antoni Gaudi was a Catalan architect and engineer of Art Nouveau (a direction in architecture in the ...
Eiffel tower
In 1889, the tower was the entrance and main attraction of the International Exposition in Paris.
Windsor Castle
The civil war and interregnum years caused enormous damage to the royal palaces of England.
The restoration of the monarchy in 1660 brought many significant changes to Windsor Castle. It was t ...
Palace of Versailles
In 1671, in Versailles, on the orders of Louis XIV, something like a bathroom was built - appertement des bains.
There was a marble bathtub, or rather a swimming pool, which was used not so much for hygiene purpos ...