Architecture

Sunday, 23 August 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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Temple of Artemis
Template's columns were 18 m (59 ft) high and had a 2,5 m (8,2 ft) diameter at the base.
Brooklyn Bridge
12 people died trampled and 36 were injured during a panic that broke out a few days after the bridge opened.
On May 30, 1883, a woman raised the alarm that the bridge was collapsing. The panicked crowd began to abandon the structure in a panic, leading to the tragedy.
Neuschwanstein Castle
Hohenschwangau Palace was the boyhood residence of King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
It was also the official hunting and summer residence of Maximilian II, his wife Maria of Prussia, a ...
Malbork Castle
When, after the Battle of Grunwald, King Władysław Jagiełło and his Polish-Lithuanian troops besieged Malbork Castle, there was a traitor inside the castle who hung a red flag in the refectory window.
It was supposed to be a sign to the besiegers that the most eminent personalities of the order were ...
Petra
In 2007, Petra was declared one of the Seven New Wonders of the World.
Eiffel tower
During the German occupation of Paris, the elevators on the tower were disabled by cutting the cables and the tower was closed to tourists.
It was planned to hang a large swastika on the top, but it was so big that it was blown away by the wind and finally a much smaller one was placed.
Palace of Versailles
There were also major deficiencies in the table manners.
The example was set by the ruler himself, who did not use cutlery when eating and washed his hands w ...
Temple of Artemis
It was located in ancient city of Ephesus.
Present-day, the ancient city lays on the edge of the town of Selçuk in western Turkey.
Big Ben
At the top of the pendulum is a small stack of old penny coins whose function is to adjust the time of the clock.
Adding or removing a penny changes the clock speed by 0.4 seconds per day. The clockkeeper and a team of watchmakers available 24 hours a day are responsible for the operation of the clock.
Big Ben
Inside the tower there is the so-called Prison Room.
It is an oak-paneled prison chamber, accessible only from the House of Commons. The room was last us ...