Architecture

Monday, 2 March 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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White house
In the beginning, the building bore various names: Presidential Palace, Presidential Residence, or House of the President.
The earliest evidence of the public using the term “White House” comes from 1811. There were rumors ...
Hagia Sophia
When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, Turkey became a secular republic. Its first president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ordered in 1934 that the temple serving more than 916 years to Christians and 481 years to Muslims, be turned into a museum.
In 2020, an administrative court in Turkey annulled the 1934 decree converting Hagia Sophia into a m ...
Colosseum
In the beginning, it was named the Flavian Amphitheater in honor of the Flavian dynasty that ruled the Roman Empire during the construction.
Windsor Castle
Since March 2020, Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, have been sheltering in place at Windsor Castle during the COVID-19 pandemic.
They were accompanied only by a small staff. During the pandemic, Christmas was celebrated at Windso ...
Brandenburg Gate
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, on December 22, 1989, the Brandenburg Gate was officially opened. Over 100.000 people took part in the ceremony.
Krak des Chevaliers
The rooms of the upper and lower castle were different, there were latrines, baths, and barracks, but also impressive, decorated meeting and courtrooms.
Noteworthy is a 10 m high, 8 m wide, and 20 m long room equipped with a heating furnace and serving ...
Brooklyn Bridge
Construction of the bridge began on January 3, 1870 and lasted for 13 years.
La Sagrada Familia
Sagrada Familia is the most visited tourist attraction in Spain.
More than 3 million tourists come there every year. Since the construction continues thanks to priva ...
Tower of London
The legend is still taken seriously. Seven ravens still live in the Tower - six that are required plus an extra one to spare.
Although their wings are clipped so that they cannot fly away, their lives are idyllic. The birds ar ...
Great Pyramid of Giza
The pyramid has been described many times by ancient historians.
Around 450 BC. Herodotus went to Egypt, where he collected information about the Great Pyramid.The k ...