Architecture

Monday, 3 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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Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein is visited by approximately 1.5 million tourists each year.
This makes it one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. During the peak season from Ju ...
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge’s construction began in 1933.
It was considered a risky operation since it was the time of the Great Depression.
Krak des Chevaliers
The rooms of the upper and lower castle were different, there were latrines, baths, and barracks, but also impressive, decorated meeting and courtrooms.
Noteworthy is a 10 m high, 8 m wide, and 20 m long room equipped with a heating furnace and serving ...
Zwinger
During the bombing of 1945, the Zwinger was almost destroyed.
Its reconstruction began later that year and lasted until 1963.
Eiffel tower
To climb the Eiffel Tower you have to overcome 1665 steps.
For lazy people there is of course the possibility to use an elevator.
La Sagrada Familia
Gaudi repeatedly changed the temple's design, which over time became more and more visionary, both in innovative technological and architectural solutions and the associated symbolism.
Both the architecture and ornamentation of the facades and interior of the Sagrada Familia are satur ...
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 ...
Windsor Castle
Victoria did not consent to the introduction of era inventions to Windsor Castle.
The Queen did not like gas lighting, she preferred candles. At the end of her reign, electric lighti ...
Great Wall of China
The Wall of China is about 2,700 years old.
Statue of Liberty
There is a copy of the Statue in Paris, France, four times smaller than the original and reaching 11.5 meters in height.
It is located near the Eiffel Tower on the Île aux Cygnes on the Seine.