Architecture

Sunday, 12 April 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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Stonehenge
Stonehenge 3 VI was the last phase of the construction, carried out around 1600 BC. During that stage, the last two circles of holes in the ground were hollowed out - the Y and the Z Ring.
The outer ring (Y) comprised 30 holes, approximately 1.7 x 1.14 meters in diameter, tapering to a ba ...
Empire State Building
The building weighs more than 360 thousand tons.
During its construction, 60 thousand tons of steel, 5663 m³ of limestone and granite, 740 tons of stainless steel and aluminum, 10 million bricks were used.
Taj Mahal
The walls of the Taj Mahal are carved with Koran passages and decorated with marbles and gemstones.
During the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857, British soldiers ripped off many of the precious stones from the walls.
Colosseum
In the beginning, it was named the Flavian Amphitheater in honor of the Flavian dynasty that ruled the Roman Empire during the construction.
Malbork Castle
Throughout the 18th century, the castle fell more and more into decline, until in 1772, when the first partition of Poland took place, Malbork and its lands were taken over by Prussia of Frederick II, known as the Great.
From then on, Malbork was part of various forms of the German state until the times of the Third Reich.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The earthquake of 1375 dealt the final blow to the building.
Stone leftovers from the ruins was used to build a fort in 1480.
La Sagrada Familia
Although construction has been going on since 1882, it was not until late 2001 that stained glass windows appeared in the basilica.
A Spaniard, Joan Vila-Grau, made them.
Arc de Triomphe
In 1961, President John Kennedy honored the fallen at the tomb of Unknown Soldier.
Palais Garnier
The opera house was built between 1861 and 1875.
The author of the project and the person who supervised the construction was French architect Charle ...
Malbork Castle
In 1961, the Castle Museum in Malbork was established and the reconstruction of the castle began.
The systematic reconstruction of the castle began, based on scientific research. Currently, the castle largely resembles the seat of the great monastic masters and Polish kings.