Architecture

Thursday, 12 February 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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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).
Tower of London
Members of the Yeomen Warders are popularly called Beefeaters, i.e. beef eaters.
Legend says that the first guards of the Tower were guaranteed a ration of meat as a reward. Accordi ...
Stonehenge
The trilithon structure was 13.7 meters wide, and its open end faced the northeast.
The horseshoe made of trilithons was a symmetrical structure. Each of the stones weighed about 50 tons and was linked using fanciful techniques.
Space Needle
Its cost is estimated at $4.5 million in 1962 (over $44 million today).
Temple of Artemis
Alexander the Great offered financial help in temple's restoration.
Ephesians gracefully declined an offer with the words "it would be improper for one god to build a temple to another." They managed to raise enough money to rebuild it on their own a few years later.
Brooklyn Bridge
Construction of the bridge began on January 3, 1870 and lasted for 13 years.
Eiffel tower
To climb the Eiffel Tower you have to overcome 1665 steps.
For lazy people there is of course the possibility to use an elevator.
Malbork Castle
The castle in Malbork covers an area of 18 hectares and is the largest medieval castle in Europe.
The fortress was built of over 30 million bricks.
Alcázar of Seville
The gallery from the first half of the 16th century, from the time of Charles V, is full of Azulejo tiles.
Christ The Redeemer
The statue of Christ the Redeemer was erected on the top of Mount Corcovado.
Corcovado (Portuguese for hunchback) is a 710 m high granite mountain located in the southwest of Ri ...