Architecture

Tuesday, 2 June 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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Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace is located in Vienna - the capital of Austria.
It is located in the city’s 13th district, Hietzing (the district is also home to the Polish and Tur ...
Great Wall of China
The Wall was not an impregnable structure.
In the 13th century, Mongol tribes under Genghis Khan managed to defeat the fortification and take control of northern and central China for nearly 100 years.
Pompeii
Excavation began in 1748 and continues to this day.
Little more than half of the town has been unearthed so far.
Big Ben
Because Big Ben's foundations rest on a layer of gravel with London clay underneath, the tower began to lean slightly toward the northwest.
In the 1990s, thousands of tons of concrete were pumped into the ground beneath the tower to stabili ...
Palais Garnier
The site for the Opéra Garnier was chosen by Georges-Eugene Haussmann, prefect of the French department of the Seine and considered the urban planner of Paris.
With his ordinances in the mid-19th century, Haussmann gave the city center the modern look of the P ...
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The lighthouse was repeatedly damaged by earthquakes that occurred in the area. Around the 2nd century AD its upper part collapsed.
Space Needle
While going up the elevator on the snowstorm, an optical illusion makes the snowflakes fall upwards.
It is because of the difference between the speed of falling snowflakes (approximately 5 km/h) and the speed of the elevator (16 km/h).
Christ The Redeemer
In 2020, in August, the figure of Christ was illuminated for an hour with the inscription "Solidarity 1980-2020", written in an original font, the so-called solidarica.
It was an initiative of the Polish embassy in Brazil.
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles, one of the most exquisite buildings of the Classical Baroque, is located in Versailles, on the outskirts of Paris.
Versailles is located in the Ile-de-France region in the Yvelines department. It is located in the w ...
Eiffel tower
In 1889, the tower was the entrance and main attraction of the International Exposition in Paris.