Architecture

Wednesday, 23 July 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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Brandenburg Gate
In 1793, a monument to a quadriga driven by the winged goddess Nike was placed on the gate.
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Mont Saint-Michel
In 1863 the prison was closed and the abbey passed into the hands of the Bishop of Coutances.
In 1879, the causeway was fortified, so that Mont Saint-Michel ceased to be an island and became a promontory jutting out to sea.
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Empire State Building
It is located in the Midtown district of Manhattan. It is located at 350 Fifth Avenue.
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Balmoral Castle
The new castle was completed in 1856, and the old one was demolished.
Balmoral Castle is built from granite quarried in Invergelder. It consists of two main parts arrange ...
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White house
The construction went on for eight years, from 1792 to 1800.
The foundations and main residence were built mainly by slaves, free Afro-American workers, and Euro ...
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Empire State Building
By the 1940s, a large part of the office building's space did not find tenants.
Therefore the building was humorously referred to as the Empty State Building.
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Palace of Versailles
The renovation of the main palace was completed in 1670.
The palace gained a new facade on the garden side, with a huge marble terrace separating the two win ...
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Lighthouse of Alexandria
It was built by order of Ptolemy I, however, it was put into use only during the reign of Ptolemy II.
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Big Ben
The clock tower was placed on a square concrete slab with sides 15,2 m and 3 m thick.
Its height is 96,3 m, and each of the four clock faces is 7 m in diameter. A spiral staircase of 334 ...
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Great Pyramid of Giza
It took about 20 years to build the Great Pyramid of Giza.
According to ancient historians like Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus and Strabo.
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21 facts about Spanish Steps
21 facts about Spanish Steps
One of the longest and widest staircases in Europe and one of the most famous in Rome
The Spanish Steps in Rome are one of the city's most visited landmarks. They are one of the longest and widest staircases in Europe, second only to th ...
18 facts about Göbekli Tepe
18 facts about Göbekli Tepe
The oldest known cult site
The archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe has changed the way archaeologists think about the beginnings of civilization. The site is considered the olde ...
15 facts about Arc de Triomphe
15 facts about Arc de Triomphe
A memento of Napoleon Bonaparte
It is one of the most characteristic landmarks of Paris. It was created to commemorate the fighters and fallen of the French Revolution and the Napole ...
18 facts about Trevi Fountain
18 facts about Trevi Fountain
The last section of the Acqua Vergine aqueduct
Dating from the Baroque period, this fountain is one of the world's most famous. It was commissioned by the Pope, who wanted to modernize the previous ...
20 facts about Leaning Tower of Pisa
20 facts about Leaning Tower of Pisa
An architectural marvel
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most attractive European monuments. It is known worldwide and is visited by thousands of tourists every year. ...
26 facts about Temple of Artemis
26 facts about Temple of Artemis
Artemesium
Artemis was one of the most prominent gods of ancient Greece. She was the daughter of Zeus and Letho and a twin sister of Apollo. Ephesians devoted to ...
25 facts about Empire State Building
25 facts about Empire State Building
The world's first over 100 floors skyscraper
At the time of its completion, it was the only building in the world with more than 100 floors. It was the tallest building on Earth for 41 years. Con ...
26 facts about Petra
26 facts about Petra
The mysterious city of tombs
Petra is an amazing, old necropolis carved into the rock in ancient times. A narrow ravine, which can only be crossed on foot or on the back of an ani ...
23 facts about Great Pyramid of Giza
23 facts about Great Pyramid of Giza
Pyramid of Khufu
It was built by the sweat of a hundred (or three hundred and twenty) thousand workers, an unimaginable engineering and logistical task. Granite blocks ...
18 facts about Lighthouse of Alexandria
18 facts about Lighthouse of Alexandria
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
For hundreds of years it pointed the way for sailors to the port of Alexandria. Unfortunately it did not survive to our time, the information about th ...
20 facts about Eiffel tower
20 facts about Eiffel tower
The symbol of Paris and the tallest structure in the city.
Although according to the assumptions the Eiffel Tower was to be dismantled after 20 years from its construction, fortunately nobody decided to take t ...
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