Architecture

Every year, the Great Wall hosts a marathon run - the Great Wall Marathon.

The architects tried to save the situation and changed the plans during construction, extending the columns on one side.

It could host up to 50,000 people, although, according to the Chronograph of 354—the first illustrated codex, created by Roman scribe and stone engraver Furius Dionysius Filocalus in 354 AD—it could actually host up to 87,000 viewers.

After the Swedish Deluge, the castle was still the seat of the starosta and local administration, but it lost its military importance.

It is 184.5 meters high with a top floor at 158 meters.

Throughout World War II, until 1945, the castle in Malbork remained virtually untouched by war activities.

The elevator ride takes approximately 43 seconds.

On August 7, 1919, the French pilot Charles Godefroy flew his biplane under the Arc de Triomphe.

In the first half of the 13th century, the severe troubles in which the city was involved prevented the building's completion.

The design of the Big Ben clock was selected in a competition.