Architecture

The gladiatorial school, Ludus Magnus (Great Gladiatorial Training School), was situated directly east of the Colosseum.

Construction of the statue began in 1922 and was completed in 1931.

The oldest architectural element found in Hagia Sophia, dating to the 2nd century BC, is the Nice Door.

Currently, the guard consists of 35 guards and a commander - Chief Warder.

The site for the construction of the fortress, which was later transformed into Windsor Castle, was chosen on a steep, limestone hill, where the first wooden building existed as early as 1070.

The site for the Opéra Garnier was chosen by Georges-Eugene Haussmann, prefect of the French department of the Seine and considered the urban planner of Paris.

In the center of the circles are two monolithic columns, five meters high, covered with mysterious reliefs depicting animal silhouettes.

The chief urban planner of the US capital, Washington, was French-American engineer Pierre “Peter” Charles L’Enfant.

The first president, who resided in the White House, was John Adams.

It was built on previously leveled terrain with height differences of only 2.1 cm.