Architecture

Sunday, 8 February 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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Leaning Tower of Pisa
In 1185, when three stories of the tower had already been built, it was observed that it began to tilt.
A similar fate befell many of Pisa's structures at this time.
Stonehenge
The structure has been under development for over 1,400 years. The stages of development can be divided into eight parts.
The first stage of construction was Stonehenge 1, whose construction began around 3100 BC. The struc ...
Windsor Castle
Around the eastern and southern ends of the Upper Court, Edward ordered the construction of luxurious, self-contained apartments for his court, creating a modern quadrilateral shape.
In 1354, the earliest mechanical clock in England, powered by weight, was installed in the Round Tower.
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is a gift from France to the U.S. for the centennial of the Declaration of Independence.
French lawyer Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye suggested in 1865, shortly after the Civil War, tha ...
Space Needle
The Space Needle was built for the Seattle World’s Fair, called the Century 21 Exposition.
It was opened on April 21st, 1962.
Malbork Castle
The Teutonic Knights brought delicacies to Malbork that were very rare on other European tables, especially in northern Europe.
These included raisins, dates, lemons, and anise candies (particularly favorites of the monks). At t ...
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Some of the Guggenheim Museum’s permanent exhibits are located outside the museum, on the boulevard separating the edifice from the Nervon River.
Near the main entrances to the building is the 13-meter sculpture “Puppy,” by Jeff Koons. It depicts ...
Great Wall of China
More than a million workers were involved in the wall's construction.
The wall was built on stone foundations, with compacted earth that was faced with bricks, and the wh ...
White house
The White House is protected by the Secret Service and the police.
Since 2005, NASAMS (surface-to-air missile system) units have been used to protect the President and the entire space around the White House.
Tower of London
The most famous prisoners of the Tower were: Thomas More, Bishop John Fischer, and Queen Elizabeth I.
Thomas More was an English thinker, writer, and politician, a Christian martyr revered by Anglicans ...