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Monday, 28 September 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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Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia is famous for the light that reflects everywhere inside the nave, giving the dome the appearance of floating above.
This effect was achieved by inserting forty windows around the base of the original structure. Inserting the windows into the dome structure further reduced its weight.
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Pompeii
Water was brought to the rich houses, street fountains and baths by aqueducts.
All buildings had rainwater tanks.
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Brandenburg Gate
During the operation of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate was located in the middle of the border between east and west and crossing it was strictly prohibited.
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Great Wall of China
The Wall, best-known today, acquired its final form during the Ming Dynasty between the 14th through 17th centuries AD.
Due to the fear of invasions by Mongolian tribes, the rulers of the time decided to build a new fort ...
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Villa Tugendhat
The Tugendhat House is considered the most famous modernist building in Brno.
It was built at the same time as Mies’ Barcelona Pavilion (“German Pavilion”), the exhibition pavili ...
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Palais Garnier
Electric lighting at the Palais Garnier was installed in 1881.
The building received a new electrical system in 1969. In the 1950s, new passenger and freight elevators were installed at the rear of the stage.
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Petra
In the 4th century, Petra was incorporated into the Byzantine Empire.
One of the largest Nabatean tombs was transformed into a church, and the city itself became the bishopric seat.
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La Sagrada Familia
The Sagrada Familia - Holy Family Church is a Catholic church with the status of a minor basilica.
It is located in Barcelona, a city in northeastern Spain, the second largest in the country.
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Malbork Castle
The Dansker served as a toilet tower (latrine), as well as defensive functions because it was equipped with embrasures (shooting holes).
At the Malbork Castle, the road to Gdańsk was marked with carved devil-shaped supports whose tails p ...
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Palais Garnier
In designing the opera house, Garnier combined architectural elements of the French Renaissance, Palladian architecture, and the French Baroque, giving it coherence and harmony.
He used modern techniques and materials, including iron construction (a pioneering solution also use ...
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21 facts about Spanish Steps
21 facts about Spanish Steps
One of the longest and widest staircases in Europe and one of the most famous in Rome
The Spanish Steps in Rome are one of the city's most visited landmarks. They are one of the longest and widest staircases in Europe, second only to th ...
18 facts about Göbekli Tepe
18 facts about Göbekli Tepe
The oldest known cult site
The archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe has changed the way archaeologists think about the beginnings of civilization. The site is considered the olde ...
15 facts about Arc de Triomphe
15 facts about Arc de Triomphe
A memento of Napoleon Bonaparte
It is one of the most characteristic landmarks of Paris. It was created to commemorate the fighters and fallen of the French Revolution and the Napole ...
18 facts about Trevi Fountain
18 facts about Trevi Fountain
The last section of the Acqua Vergine aqueduct
Dating from the Baroque period, this fountain is one of the world's most famous. It was commissioned by the Pope, who wanted to modernize the previous ...
20 facts about Leaning Tower of Pisa
20 facts about Leaning Tower of Pisa
An architectural marvel
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most attractive European monuments. It is known worldwide and is visited by thousands of tourists every year. ...
26 facts about Temple of Artemis
26 facts about Temple of Artemis
Artemesium
Artemis was one of the most prominent gods of ancient Greece. She was the daughter of Zeus and Letho and a twin sister of Apollo. Ephesians devoted to ...
25 facts about Empire State Building
25 facts about Empire State Building
The world's first over 100 floors skyscraper
At the time of its completion, it was the only building in the world with more than 100 floors. It was the tallest building on Earth for 41 years. Con ...
26 facts about Petra
26 facts about Petra
The mysterious city of tombs
Petra is an amazing, old necropolis carved into the rock in ancient times. A narrow ravine, which can only be crossed on foot or on the back of an ani ...
23 facts about Great Pyramid of Giza
23 facts about Great Pyramid of Giza
Pyramid of Khufu
It was built by the sweat of a hundred (or three hundred and twenty) thousand workers, an unimaginable engineering and logistical task. Granite blocks ...
18 facts about Lighthouse of Alexandria
18 facts about Lighthouse of Alexandria
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
For hundreds of years it pointed the way for sailors to the port of Alexandria. Unfortunately it did not survive to our time, the information about th ...
20 facts about Eiffel tower
20 facts about Eiffel tower
The symbol of Paris and the tallest structure in the city.
Although according to the assumptions the Eiffel Tower was to be dismantled after 20 years from its construction, fortunately nobody decided to take t ...
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