Architecture

Tuesday, 23 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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Balmoral Castle
The growing family of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert required additional staff and accommodation.
The Queen wanted to receive friends and official guests, such as members of the cabinet, at the cast ...
Trevi Fountain
The construction of the new fountain lasted from 1735 to 1776.
Great Pyramid of Giza
Another historian describing the history of the pyramid of Cheops was Diodorus Siculus.
He visited Egypt around 60 - 56 BC.  He distanced himself from the descriptions of Herodotus, whom h ...
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Estate is situated within the Cairngorms National Park and partly within the Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area.
The Balmoral Estate covers a wide range of landscapes, from the River Dee Valley to the open mountai ...
Göbekli Tepe
The excavations began in 1995 and were directed by Klaus Schmidt, a student of the archeologist Harald Hauptmann, who initiated the excavations at the prehistoric site of Gobekli Tepe.
Although Klaus Schmidt had spent many years in Turkey working at various archeological sites, the di ...
Great Pyramid of Giza
In 820 the first time the Arabs dug inside the pyramid.
By the orders of the caliph Al-Ma'mun they excavated a new entrance to the object, digging under the ...
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is covered with copper, which initially made its color dull brown, however, its color changed over time due to atmospheric corrosion.
Atmospheric corrosion of this metal and humid air resulted in the deposition of patina on the Statue's coating. It provides the Statue with its now characteristic color, green.
Mont Saint-Michel
The city walls around the island complex date back to the 13th - 15th century.
They include six double encircled towers and a bastion tower. The city is located on a rocky hill be ...
Trevi Fountain
The fountain's central figure is a titan from Greek mythology - Okeanos.
Okeanos is accompanied by two Tritons, one of who is calm and the other in a rage. Okeanos is trying to tame the disobedient Triton.
Windsor Castle
The castle was one of Henry III's three favorite residences.
He invested a considerable amount in its development, spending more money in Windsor than on any of ...