Architecture

Thursday, 27 November 2025
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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Windsor Castle
Windsor was expanded by subsequent rulers.
Henry II, who came to the throne in 1154, replaced the wooden palisade surrounding the upper castle with a stone wall interspersed with square towers and built the first Royal Gate.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building was a scenery for the famous 1933 King Kong movie.
Colosseum
It could host up to 50,000 people, although, according to the Chronograph of 354—the first illustrated codex, created by Roman scribe and stone engraver Furius Dionysius Filocalus in 354 AD—it could actually host up to 87,000 viewers.
Petra
In the Middle Ages, Petra was occupied by the Crusaders, who built two citadels there.
Great Pyramid of Giza
The pyramid is built with about 2.3 million limestone blocks, most of which weigh 2.5 tons.
The technological processes used during construction has not been explained to this day. According t ...
Temple of Artemis
Temple of Artemis has also be mentioned in the Bible.
Taj Mahal
An estimated 1,000 elephants were used to transport materials for the construction.
Arc de Triomphe
Ceremonies at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier take place every year in November.
Palace of Versailles
Inside the palace, in eleven chambers, there is a Historical Museum.
It presents the era of Louis XIII and Louis XIV. From the Museum you go to the Opera House, which wa ...
Eiffel tower
From 1925 to 1934 the tower was used by Citroen as a large billboard.
The name of the automobile company was installed on the facade of the tower in the form of 250 thousand light bulbs. The advertisement was registered into the Guinness Book of Records due to its size.