Architecture

Monday, 17 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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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Along one of the museum’s facades is the Fountain of Fire, designed by Yves Klein.
It looks exceptionally beautiful during nighttime shows against the titanium-scaled corrugated walls ...
La Scala
La Scala is the fifth opera theater in Italy, built in the 18th century.
The theater building is undergoing various modernizations all the time, being expanded and rebuilt. ...
Colosseum
Over the centuries, the Colosseum was damaged many times as a result of fires and earthquakes.
The first major damage occurred as a result of the 217 AD fire, during which the arena and the top f ...
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 ...
Balmoral Castle
The growing family of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert required additional staff and accommodation.
The Queen wanted to receive friends and official guests, such as members of the cabinet, at the cast ...
Malbork Castle
Throughout the 18th century, the castle fell more and more into decline, until in 1772, when the first partition of Poland took place, Malbork and its lands were taken over by Prussia of Frederick II, known as the Great.
From then on, Malbork was part of various forms of the German state until the times of the Third Reich.
Temple of Artemis
The building is also named the Artemesium or the Temple of Diana.
Arc de Triomphe
On the facade of the arch are engraved 660 names of the Napoleonic army officers.
La Sagrada Familia
The construction of the temple began in 1882.
The idea to build a church in this place goes back to 1866 when the founders of the Spiritual Societ ...
Brooklyn Bridge
The first person to cross the bridge was a woman - Emily Warren Roebling.
Emily was a bridge builder who took over after her husband fell ill during construction work.