Architecture

The reconstruction of the Palace of Westminster lasted until 1858.

There is a copy of the Statue in Paris, France, four times smaller than the original and reaching 11.5 meters in height.

The Forbidden City was constructed between 1406 and 1420. It was built on the orders of the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Yongle (1402-1424).

Edward VI did not like Windsor Castle.

CHEESE, short for The Committee Hoping for Extra-terrestrial Encounters to Save the Earth, believes that Space Needle was built to transmit signals to other advanced civilizations from outside our Solar System.

During the German occupation of Paris, the elevators on the tower were disabled by cutting the cables and the tower was closed to tourists.

The wall separating the chapel of St. Anny had two small holes, which were associated with a legend.

The White House has become one of the first wheelchair-accessible government buildings in Washington.

The Krak des Chevaliers fortress was exposed to constant attack and siege by Muslims.

Napoleon and his entourage stayed at Schönbrunn Palace in 1805 and 1809.