Architecture

Wednesday, 25 February 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
An interesting element of the villa’s construction is a freestanding wall made of precious onyx marble (so-called “false onyx”).
“False onyx” is neither marble nor onyx. Such a term is applied to some limestones, referring to the ...
La Sagrada Familia
After 136 years of construction of the temple, it was revealed that it was being built without a formal permit.
Maybe not entirely true, as Gaudi had obtained the appropriate permit from the municipal authorities ...
Great Pyramid of Giza
The entrance to the pyramid is located on the northern wall at a height of 17 meters.
From the entrance leads a descending corridor 105 m long. It leads to an unfinished chamber located under the pyramid at a depth of 27.5 m.
Tower of London
The symbol of the Tower of London is ravens.
According to legend, ravens came to the fortress attracted by the smell of the corpses of the Kingdo ...
La Sagrada Familia
Gaudi's style was very sculptural and Art Nouveau, striving for a stylistic unity by combining different fields of art, especially craftsmanship, interior architecture, sculpture and graphics.
In his architectural work, he used parabolic arches, fantastic forms and intricate patterns, and org ...
Windsor Castle
Much was done during the reign of Elizabeth II, not only to restore and maintain the castle but also to transform it into a major tourist attraction in Britain.
The castle contains a significant part of the Royal Art Collection. In 2007, Windsor Castle was visited by 993.000 tourists.
Big Ben
There is a lantern above the bell tower - Aryton Light.
This feature was added in 1873 by Acton Smee Aryton, then First Commissioner of Public Works and Bui ...
Neuschwanstein Castle
At the time of the king's death, the palace was far from complete. Only about 1/3 of Neuschwanstein was finished.
Construction was stopped and some of the rooms were left unfinished. Today, these rooms, including p ...
Empire State Building
There are two open to the public observation decks in the building.
The first is on the 86th floor, the second on the 102nd floor. More than 110 million visitors have visited the observation decks so far.
Great Pyramid of Giza
The Royal Chamber is entirely covered with granite.
Its dimensions are 10.47 m east-west by 5.234 m north-south. The ceiling is 5.85 m high and consists ...