Architecture

On the coast of Mont Saint-Michel the "moutons de pré-salé" (salt meadow lambs) are bred.

Justinian I the Great spared no expense in furnishing the church. Porphyry and marble were used to decorate the temple and as wall and pillar coverings.

The complex was built in several stages from 1709 to 1732, on land outside the perimeter of Dresden’s medieval inner fortifications.

It has been completed in ten years.

In the 1930s, they were painted black to hide the effects of air pollution. The original colors were restored during conservation works in 2017-2021. The Victorian glass was also removed and replaced with a faithful reproduction made in Germany by glassmakers Glasfabrik Lamberts.

In 1983, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Since 1523, the abbot of the sanctuary was appointed directly by the King of France.

The second stage of development, Stonehenge 2, was carried out around 3000 BC.

During the operation of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate was located in the middle of the border between east and west and crossing it was strictly prohibited.

It is located iin the city of Sanliurfa in southeastern Turkey, near the border with Syria.