Architecture

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.

The Y and Z Rings were not discovered until 1923. Subsequent radiocarbon dating showed they were the last work done in the area.

The best-preserved section of the Wall is located in the Badaling range of hills 70 kilometers from Beijing.

After the Swedish Deluge, the castle was still the seat of the starosta and local administration, but it lost its military importance.

In February 1952, Elizabeth II came to the throne. After her coronation, she lived in Buckingham Palace, but she never liked this palace, preferring Windsor Castle.

The trilithon structure was 13.7 meters wide, and its open end faced the northeast.

Since March 2020, Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, have been sheltering in place at Windsor Castle during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The design proposed by Louis Le Vau was accepted by Louis XIV in the summer of 1668.

The castle consists of two lines of powerful walls with thirteen towers and towers, of various heights and shapes, and the actual seat of the knights.

After Chalgrin's death in 1811, construction was supervised by Jean-Nicolas Huyot.