Architecture

Monday, 9 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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La Sagrada Familia
Sagrada Familia is the most visited tourist attraction in Spain.
More than 3 million tourists come there every year. Since the construction continues thanks to priva ...
Schönbrunn Palace
Adolf Hitler was not accommodated at Schönbrunn.
He reportedly detested “imperial splendor.”
Petra
The Nabataeans' descendants exist to this day, inhabiting caves and tombs.
Jordan runs a special program that encourages them to live in adapted to modern times settlements, but not everyone is interested.
Forbidden City
In 1933, most of the museum's collection was evacuated. The evacuation was forced by the threat of Japanese invasion.
 After the end of World War II, the collection was returned to the museum in Nanjing, but after the ...
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Bilbao was a booming industrial center and a significant seaport.
In the 1970s, due to the global oil crisis, Bilbao’s position began to weaken, and the city graduall ...
Malbork Castle
The wall separating the chapel of St. Anny had two small holes, which were associated with a legend.
It was said that these holes were bricked up. However, every attempt to brick them up, ended with th ...
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 ...
Zwinger
The Old Masters Picture Gallery houses a sizable collection of European paintings of the 15th-18th centuries.
The origins of the collection are connected with the person of Prince Augustus Wettin, who often bou ...
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.
Statue of Liberty
In her left hand, Lady Liberty holds a plaque bearing the date of the United States Declaration of Independence.
The inscription of July 4, 1776, was written in Roman numerals - July IV, MDCCLXXVI.