Architecture

The reason Emperor Napoleon III decided to build a new opera house was the failed assassination attempt on him.

More than 25.000 tons of concrete were used to build the museum.

Its cost is estimated at $4.5 million in 1962 (over $44 million today).

In addition to the Old Masters’ Picture Gallery, the Zwinger houses and exhibits valuable museum collections.

The Alcázar of Seville, as well as the city's largest cathedral in the world and the 18th-century archive, are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The Forbidden City was designed to reflect philosophical and religious principles with specific symbolism.

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

Between 1930 BC and 1600 BC, part of the diabase was removed from the northeast side and then arranged into a horseshoe-like shape, reflecting the trilithons in the center of the structure.

Inside the tower there is the so-called Prison Room.

Edward VI did not like Windsor Castle.