Architecture

The first mention of Versailles on the outskirts of Paris dates back to 1038, as a small agricultural village surrounded by forests.

In the southern part of Spanish Square, opposite the Spanish Embassy, rises the column of the Immaculate Conception from the 19th century, which combines antiquity (Corinthian column) with modern times (statue of the Virgin Mary on the top).

Petra lies at the crossroads of trade routes from India to Egypt and southern Arabia to Syria.

The cathedral has ten bells, or more precisely, on its towers.

In the 1850s, exotic conifers were planted near the castle.

Every 7 years the Eiffel Tower is repainted.

When the tower was commissioned on March 31, 1889, it was the tallest building in the world.

Versailles, as a new city, was founded by the will of King Louis XIV and became the de facto capital of France.

The construction of Tower Bridge began on June 21, 1886.

The Sagrada Familia - Holy Family Church is a Catholic church with the status of a minor basilica.