Architecture

Throughout World War II, until 1945, the castle in Malbork remained virtually untouched by war activities.

In 1678, a vegetable garden was established in Versailles.

Andrea Bocelli, Elton John, and Ray Charles, among others, played their concerts in the Colosseum arena.

The Forbidden City was not open to everyone.

The undergrounds of the Colosseum hide many rooms where props were kept.

A Gallio-Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter is said to have stood on the cathedral's site in pre-Christian times.

Around the 9th century, the lower part of the lighthouse was adapted into a mosque.

On the site of the present fountain, there was an older one, dating back to 1435.

In the 1930s, they were painted black to hide the effects of air pollution. The original colors were restored during conservation works in 2017-2021. The Victorian glass was also removed and replaced with a faithful reproduction made in Germany by glassmakers Glasfabrik Lamberts.

The Space Needle was built for the Seattle World’s Fair, called the Century 21 Exposition.