Architecture

Historian Michael Lynch said, "Balmoral's Scottishness helped give the monarchy a truly British dimension for the first time."

Pompeii was bombed during World War II.

Neuschwanstein Castle consists of several separate structures built over a length of 150 meters on the top of a cliff.

The southern rosette also suffered much damage - only some of the stained glass originates back to the Middle Ages. French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc restored the rest in 1861.

Along with the general increase in wealth, the living standards of most social classes rose.

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

Although construction has been going on since 1882, it was not until late 2001 that stained glass windows appeared in the basilica.

Originally, the great Pyramid was 146.59 m tall but due to the loss of the crowning stone called pyramidion and further erosion it decreased to 138.75 m.

The lighthouse had a system of mirrors made of polished metal that allowed its light to be seen from places miles away.

The names of 72 prominent scientists and engineers of that time are engraved on the facade of the tower.