Architecture

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

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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Empire State Building

It is the 7th tallest building in New York City and 9th in the United States.

It is also 45th-tallest building in the world.

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Leaning Tower of Pisa

In 1950, Louis Nichilo designed a gold lipstick container in the Leaning Tower's shape.

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Trevi Fountain

The Trevi Fountain was restored in 1988, 1998, and 2014 - 2015, with work done to clean the stone of sediment caused by smog.

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Neuschwanstein Castle

A huge amount of building materials were used for the construction

List includes 465 tons of Salzburg marble, 1550 tons of sandstone, 400,000 bricks and 2050 cubic meters of wood for scaffolding.

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Colosseum

The microclimate in the amphitheater transformed it into a wild botanical garden.

Since the first cataloging of flora by a Roman physician and herbalist Domenico Panaroli in 1643, 68 ...

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Brooklyn Bridge

Construction of the bridge cost about $15 million.

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Great Wall of China

The Wall was not an impregnable structure.

In the 13th century, Mongol tribes under Genghis Khan managed to defeat the fortification and take control of northern and central China for nearly 100 years.

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Palace of Versailles

Even though Versailles is the largest palace complex in the world, it was cramped.

There were several thousand courtiers and servants in the palace complex at the same time. Crowded c ...

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Neuschwanstein Castle

At the time of the king's death, the palace was far from complete. Only about 1/3 of Neuschwanstein was finished.

Construction was stopped and some of the rooms were left unfinished. Today, these rooms, including p ...

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Zwinger

The complex was built in several stages from 1709 to 1732, on land outside the perimeter of Dresden’s medieval inner fortifications.

Augustus II the Strong was fascinated by King Louis XIV of France and his architectural doings. Upon ...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...