Architecture

The 73 elevators installed in the Empire State are capable of transporting 10 thousand people per hour.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gave concerts at the palace.

The Sempergalerie’s most magnificent work is Rafael Santi’s “Sistine Madonna.”

In 558, the dome collapsed in an earthquake.

Electric lighting at the Palais Garnier was installed in 1881.

There are around 150 buildings on the estate, including Birkhall, the former home of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

With its neo-baroque style and richly decorated interiors, characterized by classicism and historicism, the Opéra Garnier is unique among Parisian buildings of the time.

Upon the death of his father Maximilian II in 1864, Ludwig assumed the throne of Bavaria as Ludwig II. His first undertaking was to build a new knight's castle on the site of the ruins of Vorderhohschwangau, which later became Neuschwanstein Castle.

The tower's construction was resumed in 1319 and extended to the belfry.

The signature paint was created precisely for the Golden Gate Bridge.