Architecture

Wednesday, 22 April 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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Villa Tugendhat
The villa has a spacious terrace on the second floor.
It is accessible only from the master bedroom. The terrace offers panoramic views of the surrounding area and provides a place to relax and integrate with the surroundings.
Petra
In 2007, Petra was declared one of the Seven New Wonders of the World.
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is surrounded by imperial gardens on three sides.
To the north is Jingshan Park, also known as Prospect Hill, an artificial hill formed from soil dug ...
Malbork Castle
The Teutonic Knights brought delicacies to Malbork that were very rare on other European tables, especially in northern Europe.
These included raisins, dates, lemons, and anise candies (particularly favorites of the monks). At t ...
Petra
According to the Bedouins, Petra is where the biblical Moses split a rock from which water gushed out.
It was believed that the narrow ravine leading to Petra was a crevice made by the staff of Moses, and Al-Khazneh was the work of Moses' greatest enemy - the Pharaoh of Egypt.
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is an Islamic mausoleum in the city of Agra.
Tower of London
Currently, the guard consists of 35 guards and a commander - Chief Warder.
Guard members are recruited only from professional military personnel from the land forces, airborne ...
Palace of Versailles
There were also major deficiencies in the table manners.
The example was set by the ruler himself, who did not use cutlery when eating and washed his hands w ...
Christ The Redeemer
Christ The Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro is the tallest statue of Christ in the world.
Right behind it is the Figure of Christ the Pacific in Lima, Peru (37 meters high, the figure itself ...
Neuschwanstein Castle
At the time of the king's death, the palace was far from complete. Only about 1/3 of Neuschwanstein was finished.
Construction was stopped and some of the rooms were left unfinished. Today, these rooms, including p ...