Architecture

Friday, 7 August 2026
18 facts about Hagia Sophia
18 facts about Hagia Sophia
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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Tower of London
There is no exact data regarding the construction of the White Tower, but in 1100 it already existed.
It was the first building of its kind in England, and today it is the heart of London's fortress.
Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Gallery, a corridor 8.53 m high and 46.63 m long, led to the King's Chamber.
At the entrance to the Great Gallery there is a horizontal shaft leading to the descending corridor ...
Windsor Castle
Victoria did not consent to the introduction of era inventions to Windsor Castle.
The Queen did not like gas lighting, she preferred candles. At the end of her reign, electric lighti ...
Christ The Redeemer
For the 75th anniversary of the monument, a small chapel was built at its base.
Many people decide to get married in this church.
Krak des Chevaliers
When the Crusaders left the Middle East in 1291, the fortress of Krak des Chevaliers lost its military importance.
The fortress shared the fate of almost all fortresses. War techniques and strategies changed, and fo ...
Empire State Building
In addition to office space, the Empire State Building also houses banks, restaurants and stores.
Mont Saint-Michel
On the coast of Mont Saint-Michel the "moutons de pré-salé" (salt meadow lambs) are bred.
This breeding was initiated by Duchess Anne of Brittany, who ordered the land to be cleaned up and p ...
Big Ben
The clock mechanism is famous for its reliability.
The construction of the clock was entrusted to watchmaker Edward John Dent - after his death, the wo ...
Stonehenge
Between 1930 BC and 1600 BC, part of the diabase was removed from the northeast side and then arranged into a horseshoe-like shape, reflecting the trilithons in the center of the structure.
It was the penultimate construction phase, known as Stonehenge 3 V.
Tower of London
During the civil war called the Wars of the Roses in the years 1377 - 1485, when England was divided into two houses of Lancaster and York and their supporters, the character of the Tower changed.
It became a prison where King Henry VI, who threatened the new ruler Edward IV, was imprisoned and l ...