Architecture

The great dome at Hagia Sophia was the largest hanging dome in the world until the completion of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

The temple was built on the initiative of Emperor Justinian I the Great. The first church on the site of the current Hagia Sophia was a church known as Magna Ecclesia - the Great Church (due to its size compared to the size of modern churches in the city).

Inside the tower there is the so-called Prison Room.

The chief architect of the mausoleum was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri.

In 1284 the building work was again interrupted.

The Palace of Versailles, one of the most exquisite buildings of the Classical Baroque, is located in Versailles, on the outskirts of Paris.

It is a spectacular mixture of Persian, Islamic, and Indian architectural styles.

The earliest constructed circles were the largest and technically and artistically sound.

An interesting element of the villa’s construction is a freestanding wall made of precious onyx marble (so-called “false onyx”).

The fountain's central figure is a titan from Greek mythology - Okeanos.