Architecture

Tuesday, 20 October 2026
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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Villa Tugendhat
In the 1960s, Brno’s cultural circles began to try to restore the villa as a monument and open it to the public.
After the war, the Czech authorities turned the abandoned villa into an orthopedic ward of the neigh ...
Spanish Steps
From the Piazza di Spagna branches the famous Via Margutta, one of the most magical corners of the Eternal City, made famous by William Wyler's "Roman Holiday" starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.
Originally a street of humble artisans, workshops and stables, it now houses many art galleries and ...
Neuschwanstein Castle
In 2002, fragments of a meteorite fell to earth near Neuschwanstein.
They were catalogued under the name of the castle.
Zwinger
The formal inauguration of the Zwinger took place in 1719.
The pretext was the wedding of Prince Elector Frederick Augustus II (Augustus III of Poland) to the ...
Taj Mahal
The mausoleum houses the remains of both Shah Jahan and his wife.
At first, the emperor hoped to build a black marble mausoleum for himself similar to the Taj Mahal, ...
Colosseum
In 2007, it was declared one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.
La Sagrada Familia
Gaudi began work on the Sagrada Familia when he was thirty-one years old.
For the next forty years, he worked intensively on the temple's construction, devoting the last fifteen years of his life entirely to it. He even took up residence on the construction site.
Great Wall of China
The average height of the Wall of China is 6.5 meters.
The watchtowers rise to a height of 12 meters.
Arc de Triomphe
The structure was designed by the architect Jean Chalgrin and the sculptures were made by François Rude.
La Scala
After the Teatro Regio Ducale caught fire, Giuseppe Piermarini was commissioned to design two new theaters in the area surrounding the Royal Palace.
La Scala was built on the site of a former church, and the second theater was built on the site of t ...