Architecture

Monday, 6 July 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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Empire State Building
The building serves as a lightning rod. About 100 lightning strikes the spire of the skyscraper each year.
Balmoral Castle
The estate, along with the original castle, was purchased by Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, in 1852.
Earlier, however, in the first half of the 14th century, King Robert II of Scotland had a hunting lo ...
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The restoration work took twenty years and in April 2011, the tower was opened to the public.
The restoration work was carried out by a team of experts led by Michele Jemiolkowski, professor of ...
Golden Gate Bridge
On the 50th anniversary, the number of tourists visiting the Golden Gate Bridge, estimated at 750,000 to 1,000,000, lowered the bridge by over 2 meters.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
It was built on the island of Pharos, which was located at the entrance to the port of Alexandria, Egypt.
Big Ben
There is a lantern above the bell tower - Aryton Light.
This feature was added in 1873 by Acton Smee Aryton, then First Commissioner of Public Works and Bui ...
Statue of Liberty
There are 25 windows in the crown of the Statue of Liberty, symbolizing gemstones.
The following stones are: Alexandrite Amethyst Aquamarine Citrine Diamond Emerald Jade Garnet Lapis ...
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 ...
Eiffel tower
In the wind, the tower can bend 6 -7 centimeters sideways.
Spanish Steps
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).