Architecture

Sunday, 1 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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Balmoral Castle
After Victoria's death, the royal family continued to use Balmoral for their annual autumn visits.
King George V made a lot of improvements to the castle and created gardens on its southern side. Dur ...
Petra
In the 4th century, Petra was incorporated into the Byzantine Empire.
One of the largest Nabatean tombs was transformed into a church, and the city itself became the bishopric seat.
Palais Garnier
Between the columns of the building’s front façade are gilded galvanoplastic bronze busts.
These busts depict many composers, including Rossini, Auber, Beethoven, Mozart, Spontini, Meyerbeer, and Halevy, as well as librettists Eugene Scribe and Philippe Quinault.
Petra
In Petra's bloom, about 20,000 people lived in the city.
Petra
In 106 AD, Petra became a part of the Roman province of Arabia Petrea.
Even though the Nabatean dynasty fell, the local population coexisted peacefully with the Romans for over a century.
Balmoral Castle
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first visited Scotland in 1842, five years after they came to the throne and two years after their wedding.
They then stopped at Taymouth Castle. They returned to Scotland in 1844, having no property of their ...
Mont Saint-Michel
In 1863 the prison was closed and the abbey passed into the hands of the Bishop of Coutances.
In 1879, the causeway was fortified, so that Mont Saint-Michel ceased to be an island and became a promontory jutting out to sea.
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is an Islamic mausoleum in the city of Agra.
Stonehenge
The structure has been under development for over 1,400 years. The stages of development can be divided into eight parts.
The first stage of construction was Stonehenge 1, whose construction began around 3100 BC. The struc ...
Petra
Petra was built on a previous, Edomite settlement.
Edom means "red", and it's the biblical name for the Middle East ancient kingdom.