Architecture

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

Petra lies at the crossroads of trade routes from India to Egypt and southern Arabia to Syria.

The Tower of London was both a defensive and palace building for the monarchs of England, but the last ruler to use it was James I.

The gladiatorial school, Ludus Magnus (Great Gladiatorial Training School), was situated directly east of the Colosseum.

Construction of the bridge began on January 3, 1870 and lasted for 13 years.

Traditionally, the Forbidden City is divided into two parts.

In designing the opera house, Garnier combined architectural elements of the French Renaissance, Palladian architecture, and the French Baroque, giving it coherence and harmony.

The Great Wall of China served not only as a defense against foreign tribes. It was also meant to protect against demons "prowling" the barren lands.

After the Battle of Grunwald and as a result of previous military operations in the years 1409-1411, the Teutonic treasury, until then the most powerful and richest in Europe, began to run empty.

A Gallio-Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter is said to have stood on the cathedral's site in pre-Christian times.