Architecture

Sunday, 26 July 2026

The most significant work of Byzantine architecture

The Hagia Sophia's Temple, now an Istanbul mosque, was initially built as the Church of Divine Wisdom. It was the highest-ranking temple in the Byzant ...

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Trevi Fountain

The Trevi Fountain was restored in 1988, 1998, and 2014 - 2015, with work done to clean the stone of sediment caused by smog.

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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

The construction of architectural icons and the revitalization of Bilbao have brought great financial and social success.

The city became internationally known and began to be seen as modern, friendly, and attractive to to ...

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Christ The Redeemer

Construction of the statue began in 1922 and was completed in 1931.

The construction took as long as 9 years because there were many difficulties, including the specifi ...

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Zwinger

The Old Masters Picture Gallery houses a sizable collection of European paintings of the 15th-18th centuries.

The origins of the collection are connected with the person of Prince Augustus Wettin, who often bou ...

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Windsor Castle

When World War II broke out, the castle was prepared for war conditions.

Various security measures were introduced and the windows were darkened. Important works of art were ...

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Schönbrunn Palace

Austria’s longest-reigning Emperor, Franz Joseph, was born and spent much of his life in Schönbrunn.

It was also the place of his death in 1916, at the age of 86. After the fall of the Habsburg monarch ...

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Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a complex of prehistoric temples in Salisbury Plain in the south-western part of central England.

It contains deposits of limestone dating from the Late Cretaceous period (100.5 to 66 million years ago).

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Arc de Triomphe

The monument is made of white limestone.

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Palace of Versailles

Versailles, as a new city, was founded by the will of King Louis XIV and became the de facto capital of France.

It served in this capacity for over a hundred years, from 1682 to 1789, before it became the cradle ...

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Leaning Tower of Pisa

In 1990, Leaning Tower was closed to the public.

In the 19th century, measures were taken to stop the tower's further tilting. However, they did not ...

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21 facts about Spanish Steps

One of the longest and widest staircases in Europe and one of the most famous in Rome

The Spanish Steps in Rome are one of the city's most visited landmarks. They are one of the longest and widest staircases in Europe, second only to th ...

18 facts about Göbekli Tepe

The oldest known cult site

The archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe has changed the way archaeologists think about the beginnings of civilization. The site is considered the olde ...

15 facts about Arc de Triomphe

A memento of Napoleon Bonaparte

It is one of the most characteristic landmarks of Paris. It was created to commemorate the fighters and fallen of the French Revolution and the Napole ...

18 facts about Trevi Fountain

The last section of the Acqua Vergine aqueduct

Dating from the Baroque period, this fountain is one of the world's most famous. It was commissioned by the Pope, who wanted to modernize the previous ...

20 facts about Leaning Tower of Pisa

An architectural marvel

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most attractive European monuments. It is known worldwide and is visited by thousands of tourists every year. ...

26 facts about Temple of Artemis

Artemesium

Artemis was one of the most prominent gods of ancient Greece. She was the daughter of Zeus and Letho and a twin sister of Apollo. Ephesians devoted to ...

25 facts about Empire State Building

The world's first over 100 floors skyscraper

At the time of its completion, it was the only building in the world with more than 100 floors. It was the tallest building on Earth for 41 years. Con ...

26 facts about Petra

The mysterious city of tombs

Petra is an amazing, old necropolis carved into the rock in ancient times. A narrow ravine, which can only be crossed on foot or on the back of an ani ...

23 facts about Great Pyramid of Giza

Pyramid of Khufu

It was built by the sweat of a hundred (or three hundred and twenty) thousand workers, an unimaginable engineering and logistical task. Granite blocks ...

18 facts about Lighthouse of Alexandria

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

For hundreds of years it pointed the way for sailors to the port of Alexandria. Unfortunately it did not survive to our time, the information about th ...

20 facts about Eiffel tower

The symbol of Paris and the tallest structure in the city.

Although according to the assumptions the Eiffel Tower was to be dismantled after 20 years from its construction, fortunately nobody decided to take t ...