Architecture

The pyramid has been described many times by ancient historians.

Ceremonies at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier take place every year in November.

It is not known where the common name Big Ben came from.

The highest point of the wall is the Huanglouyuan section near Beijing. It rises to an elevation of 1,439.3 meters above sea level.

The present name most likely comes from the statue of Colossus of Nero—an enormous sculpture erected at Nero’s request, that stood nearby to the site where the Colosseum was built.

The Krak des Chevaliers fortress was exposed to constant attack and siege by Muslims.

It was designed by the German architect Carl Gotthard Langhans.

After visiting the Great Exhibition of 1851, Prince Albert commissioned a prefabricated iron building for Balmoral to serve as a temporary ballroom and dining room.

Gaudi's architecture is based on the geometry of complex curves, including the elliptical paraboloid.

During renovation works in 2010, a group of graffiti artists climbed the monument and decorated it with various inscriptions and pictures.