Architecture

In the 17th century, James I used Windsor Castle primarily as a base for hunting, one of his favorite activities, and for socializing with friends.

Another famous ancient historian who described the pyramid was Strabo.

When George III came to the throne in 1760, he reversed the trend in Windsor.

The legend is still taken seriously. Seven ravens still live in the Tower - six that are required plus an extra one to spare.

The triumphal arch is 51 m high and 44.9 m wide.

It took about 20 years to build the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Upon the death of his father Maximilian II in 1864, Ludwig assumed the throne of Bavaria as Ludwig II. His first undertaking was to build a new knight's castle on the site of the ruins of Vorderhohschwangau, which later became Neuschwanstein Castle.

The cost of the construction was in the range of $400,000, which is now about $12 million.

On August 7, 1919, the French pilot Charles Godefroy flew his biplane under the Arc de Triomphe.

The first king to use Windsor Castle as a residence was Henry I, who celebrated Whitsunday at the castle in 1110.