Architecture

Tuesday, 20 October 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
The king moved into Neuschwanstein in 1884, although the castle was not yet complete.
In 1885, Louis II invited his mother, Marie Frederick of Prussia, to the castle to celebrate her sixtieth birthday.
Brandenburg Gate
During his visit to Berlin on June 12, 1987, US President Ronald Reagan said: "Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this Wall!”
Göbekli Tepe
Neolithic hunter-gatherer people appeared in Gobekli Tepe about 11,500 years ago.
These people nomadized in small tribal groups that subsisted by gathering plants and hunting. To bui ...
Trevi Fountain
The fountain measures 26.3 by 49.15 meters.
Petra
In 106 AD, Petra became a part of the Roman province of Arabia Petrea.
Even though the Nabatean dynasty fell, the local population coexisted peacefully with the Romans for over a century.
Neuschwanstein Castle
Construction of the castle began in 1869. A year earlier, the ruins of medieval castles were demolished (the remains of the old fortress were blown up).
The foundation stone was laid on September 5, 1869. In 1872 the cellars were finished and in 1876 ev ...
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 ...
White house
The seat of the US President forms the so-called White House complex.
It includes the central executive residence, on either side of which are the east and west wings. Th ...
Neuschwanstein Castle
Upon the death of his father Maximilian II in 1864, Ludwig assumed the throne of Bavaria as Ludwig II. His first undertaking was to build a new knight's castle on the site of the ruins of Vorderhohschwangau, which later became Neuschwanstein Castle.
In addition to Neuschwanstein, Ludwig II also built a rococo summer palace - Linderhof in southweste ...
Big Ben
At the top of the pendulum is a small stack of old penny coins whose function is to adjust the time of the clock.
Adding or removing a penny changes the clock speed by 0.4 seconds per day. The clockkeeper and a team of watchmakers available 24 hours a day are responsible for the operation of the clock.