Architecture

The lowest rows were occupied by senators, the highest by women, slaves, and the poor.

Seventeen years after the earthquake, in 79, an unexpected Vesuvius eruption annihilated Pompeii entirely.

The circles are arranged in the same pattern. They are made of limestone columns in the shape of giant beams or a capital letter T. The columns have sharp edges.

Footbridges for pedestrians are suspended 34 meters above the roadway.

He designed the bridge in the 1920s. It was a colossal undertaking at that time since the Golden Gate Bridge was the world’s longest and the tallest suspension bridge.

The fortress was built of over 30 million bricks.

Taj in Persian means a crown, and Mahal means palace.

Just as the muezzins from the tops of minarets call the faithful to prayer, the sound of bells from ...

Wood, limestone, tuff, ceramic tiles, cement, and mortar were used in its construction.