Architecture

There are 20,000 light bulbs that light up the tower every night.

At that time, Malbork Castle also served as a state prison.

It was designated an official Seattle historic landmark in 1999.

In 1994, French archaeologists discovered the remains of a lighthouse at the bottom of an estuary from Alexandria's port.

King Edward VIII did not spend much time at Windsor Castle.

The story goes that Galileo used took advantage of the tilt of the tower in 1600 to conduct a scientific experiment regarding the free fall of bodies.

The Cornish island of St. Michael's Mount, which is also tidal, is considered the British equivalent of Mont Saint-Michel.

The site for the construction of the fortress, which was later transformed into Windsor Castle, was chosen on a steep, limestone hill, where the first wooden building existed as early as 1070.

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, whose construction was entrusted to Frank O. Gehry, was chosen as the new symbol - an icon - of the city.

Every 7 years the Eiffel Tower is repainted.