Architecture

Thursday, 9 April 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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Pompeii
It had a sewerage system running along the streets.
Protruding boulders that were "pedestrian crossings" rose across the streets.
Tower Bridge
The bridge was repainted in blue, white and red to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.
The original color of the bridge was beige. Since 2010, the bridge has been painted white and blue.
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.
Pompeii
The period of the city's most remarkable and dynamic development was the 1st century AD.
Fertile soils and excellent geographical location favored economic growth.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building's electrical wiring length is 692 km, and the water pipes are 112 km.
Trevi Fountain
It is supplied with water by an aqueduct built in 19 BC.
Hagia Sophia
The oldest architectural element found in Hagia Sophia, dating to the 2nd century BC, is the Nice Door.
They were incorporated into the building by Emperor Theophilus in 838. Doors are decorated with reliefs of geometric shapes and plants, and they probably come from a pagan temple in Tarsus.
Göbekli Tepe
Neolithic hunter-gatherer people appeared in Gobekli Tepe about 11,500 years ago.
These people nomadized in small tribal groups that subsisted by gathering plants and hunting. To bui ...
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle became the main royal residence for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, although early in her reign Victoria complained that the castle was boring and tiring, resembling a prison.
The growth of the British Empire and Queen Victoria's close dynastic ties with Europe made Windsor t ...
Eiffel tower
In 1889, the tower was the entrance and main attraction of the International Exposition in Paris.