Architecture

Thursday, 14 May 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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Christ The Redeemer
Every year, the Christ the Redeemer Monument is visited by almost 2 million tourists.
Notre-Dame
The cathedral took 182 years to build, which influenced its shape. Its construction is the product of changing visions and developments in construction techniques rather than a specific architectural plan by a single author.
The work was commissioned in 1160 by Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris. The structure was built in four phases, and the work was not completed until 1345.
Great Wall of China
More than a million workers were involved in the wall's construction.
The wall was built on stone foundations, with compacted earth that was faced with bricks, and the wh ...
Leaning Tower of Pisa
In 1950, Louis Nichilo designed a gold lipstick container in the Leaning Tower's shape.
Balmoral Castle
Queen Elizabeth II was very private and did not share information about many of the rooms used by the royal family.
The main living room and other common areas are said to be dominated by warm greenery, and there are ...
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The story goes that Galileo used took advantage of the tilt of the tower in 1600 to conduct a scientific experiment regarding the free fall of bodies.
Galileo dropped spheres of different masses from the Leaning Tower and measured their fall time. At ...
Empire State Building
To get to the top floor (102nd), you have to climb 1860 stairs.
Palace of Versailles
After twenty years of construction work, Louis XIV decided that the palace had achieved its intended appearance.
It was then that he left his apartments and settled in his favorite part of the palace on the courty ...
Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein survived both world wars undamaged.
Situated on the periphery and of no strategic importance, it served until 1944 as a storehouse for N ...
Göbekli Tepe
It seems that individual circles, for reasons unexplained, periodically lost their power and attractiveness and were replenished.
A new circle, a smaller one, was established within the first or even a third circle within the seco ...