Architecture

Tuesday, 29 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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Temple of Artemis
Template's columns were 18 m (59 ft) high and had a 2,5 m (8,2 ft) diameter at the base.
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Schönbrunn Palace
The palace and its gardens cover an area of 160 hectares.
It has a distinctive yellow façade since it was Maria Theresa’s favorite color. It has 1441 chambers ...
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Villa Tugendhat
The villa was commissioned by Fritz Tugendhat and his wife Greta.
The Tugendhats were a German-Jewish family of textile and oil industrialists. The couple received th ...
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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
More than 25.000 tons of concrete were used to build the museum.
The building required deep, solid foundations, which were laid on reinforced concrete pillars embedd ...
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La Sagrada Familia
The Sagrada Familia has three facades.
They take their names from the portals adorning them that are closely related to the gospels, and th ...
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Big Ben
Unlike many dial clocks with Roman numerals, which show the number "4" as IIII, Big Ben's dials show the "4" as IV.
The hour hands are made of bronze and are 2.7 meters long. The minute hands are made of copper and are 4.3 meters long.
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Zwinger
The complex was built in several stages from 1709 to 1732, on land outside the perimeter of Dresden’s medieval inner fortifications.
Augustus II the Strong was fascinated by King Louis XIV of France and his architectural doings. Upon ...
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Neuschwanstein Castle
In June 1886, the Bavarian government decided to depose the king, who was living in Neuschwanstein at the time.
On June 9, 1886, the king was declared incapacitated and forced to leave the palace. On June 13, Lud ...
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Neuschwanstein Castle
Construction of the castle began in 1869. A year earlier, the ruins of medieval castles were demolished (the remains of the old fortress were blown up).
The foundation stone was laid on September 5, 1869. In 1872 the cellars were finished and in 1876 ev ...
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La Sagrada Familia
The basilica is considered to be Antoni Gaudi's significant architectural achievement.
Antoni Gaudi was a Catalan architect and engineer of Art Nouveau (a direction in architecture in the ...
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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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