Architecture

Saturday, 29 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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Zwinger
The Sempergalerie’s most magnificent work is Rafael Santi’s “Sistine Madonna.”
The painting was commissioned by the monks of the Benedictine monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza as ...
Temple of Artemis
It has been completed in ten years.
Construction work finished around 560 BC. It was made with marble and Lebanon cedar. Temple's walls and columns were ornamented with bas-reliefs and precious metals like gold and silver.
Palais Garnier
Opéra Garnier has a separate entrance for the Emperor.
After the assassination attempt in 1858, Napoleon III decided to build a new opera house that could ...
Palais Garnier
The reason Emperor Napoleon III decided to build a new opera house was the failed assassination attempt on him.
The assassination attempt occurred on 14th January 1858, when the imperial couple was going to the t ...
Great Wall of China
On July 7, 2007, the Great Wall of China was declared one of the world's seven new wonders.
Christ The Redeemer
The first unveiling of the monument took place on October 12, 1931, by lighting designer Guglielmo Marconi.
He did it by turning on the lighting from a yacht moored in the port of Genoa.
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.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a complex of prehistoric temples in Salisbury Plain in the south-western part of central England.
It contains deposits of limestone dating from the Late Cretaceous period (100.5 to 66 million years ago).
Statue of Liberty
It is located on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay.
The Statue is a federal property administered by the National Park Service, but territorially it is under the jurisdiction of New York City.
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.