Architecture

Saturday, 15 August 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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Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate is 26 meters high, 65.5 meters wide and 11 meters deep.
Great Pyramid of Giza
According to the reports of Herodotus, the Great Pyramid, like other pyramids, was repeatedly plundered before the New Kingdom period existing from the sixteenth to the eleventh century BC.
Neuschwanstein Castle
In 2002, fragments of a meteorite fell to earth near Neuschwanstein.
They were catalogued under the name of the castle.
Empire State Building
In addition to office space, the Empire State Building also houses banks, restaurants and stores.
Golden Gate Bridge
Any non-service animals, including horses, are not allowed on the Golden Gate Bridge.
The only time that a horse ever crossed the bridge was on the day of its opening.
Tower Bridge
The bridge used to be lifted by a steam engine weighing 2,000 tons.
Nowadays, the bridge is lifted by electric devices.
Windsor Castle
The first king to use Windsor Castle as a residence was Henry I, who celebrated Whitsunday at the castle in 1110.
The king's wedding to Adela, daughter of Godfrey of Louvain, took place there in 1121.
Pompeii
The city was surrounded by a fortified wall about 3 km long.
Tower Bridge
The bridge was repainted in blue, white and red to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.
The original color of the bridge was beige. Since 2010, the bridge has been painted white and blue.
Göbekli Tepe
According to other researchers, there was no organized community and religion in the Neolithic world.
There was no separation between the sacred and the profane, and therefore one cannot speak of a temp ...