Architecture

Tuesday, 27 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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Malbork Castle
The Dansker served as a toilet tower (latrine), as well as defensive functions because it was equipped with embrasures (shooting holes).
At the Malbork Castle, the road to Gdańsk was marked with carved devil-shaped supports whose tails p ...
Zwinger
The Old Masters Picture Gallery houses a sizable collection of European paintings of the 15th-18th centuries.
The origins of the collection are connected with the person of Prince Augustus Wettin, who often bou ...
Taj Mahal
The mausoleum was built in a symmetrical manner, according to Islamic and Persian architectural principles.
Palais Garnier
Opéra Garnier has a separate entrance for the Emperor.
After the assassination attempt in 1858, Napoleon III decided to build a new opera house that could ...
Lighthouse of Alexandria
A scaled-down replica of the Faros lighthouse is located in the city of Changsha, China.
Schönbrunn Palace
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gave concerts at the palace.
Mozart’s concert as a six-year-old “child prodigy” probably took place in the palace’s Mirror Room o ...
Palace of Versailles
The renovation of the main palace was completed in 1670.
The palace gained a new facade on the garden side, with a huge marble terrace separating the two win ...
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The most accurate description of the lighthouse's appearance comes from the 11th century records of the Arab geographer and traveler Al-Idrisi.
Krak des Chevaliers
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.
The fortress is surrounded by a dry moat, and once a drawbridge led to the only gate.
Empire State Building
In addition to office space, the Empire State Building also houses banks, restaurants and stores.