Architecture

Justinian I the Great spared no expense in furnishing the church. Porphyry and marble were used to decorate the temple and as wall and pillar coverings.

Total mass of the pyramid is approximately 6 million tons.

The castle in Malbork was an impregnable fortress, no one managed to do so in the Middle Ages. However, the Swedes managed to capture the castle.

An important event in the history of Hagia Sophia was the period of iconoclasm when the worship of images and pictures was opposed.

It was designated an official Seattle historic landmark in 1999.

The style in which the palace in Versailles was built can be described as French baroque.

On the first floor of the building, there are special boxes called “artists boxes.”

The cathedral is expected to be rebuilt by 2024, but it could take more than 20 years to restore the structure entirely. The destruction, while extensive, did not significantly affect the interior of the building.

According to legend, throwing the appropriate number of coins into the fountain is said to ensure the fulfillment of a wish for the thrower.

The Trevi Fountain is located in Rome in the Rione Trevi.