Architecture

Sunday, 9 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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Göbekli Tepe
Professor Klaus Schmidt was sure that Gobekli Tepe was a temple where ritual ceremonies took place.
The Italian astrophysicist Giulio Magliego claims that the temple practiced worship of Sirius, the b ...
Mont Saint-Michel
In the 4th century, when Christianity appeared in Armorica, a chapel dedicated to St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was erected on the island.
Later, a chapel appeared at the foot of the rock in honor of St. Synphorian, the first martyr of the Gauls. There were also hermitages there, which these chapels took care of.
Temple of Artemis
The second temple was much more significant, built with greater splendor, and it's supposed to be the first marble-made Greek temple.
It was 115 m (377 ft) long and 46 m (151 ft) wide.
Brandenburg Gate
After the fall of Napoleon, thanks to the efforts of Ernst von Pfuel, who was the commander of the Prussian sector in captured Paris, the quadriga figure was packed and sent back to Berlin.
During the renovation of the statue, a new symbol of power was added to it, namely the Iron Cross.
Christ The Redeemer
The idea was implemented on the 100th anniversary of Brazil's independence.
In 1921, money collection for this purpose began. A large part of the needed funds were provided by the Catholic Church, but financial support from Brazilian Catholics was also needed.
Palace of Versailles
The period of Versailles' splendor ended with the French Revolution, which broke out in 1789.
King Louis XVI returned to Paris, and the palace, deprived of its royal court, began to decline. The ...
Palace of Versailles
Initially, Louis XIV often changed his residences.
He stayed in Fontainebleau, Paris, and Saint-Germain, but already in 1677 he was considering making ...
Great Pyramid of Giza
The pyramid was clad mostly with the no longer extant Tura limestone, which gave it a bright and shimmering hue.
A powerful earthquake in 1303 loosened and knocked down many of the cladding stones, which were then ...
Taj Mahal
The chief architect of the mausoleum was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri.
He also laid the foundations of the Red Fort–a historic fort in Old Delhi, India, the main residence of the Mughal Emperors.
Alcázar of Seville
The Alcázar of Seville, as well as the city's largest cathedral in the world and the 18th-century archive, are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.