Architecture

During the operation of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate was located in the middle of the border between east and west and crossing it was strictly prohibited.

At the foot of the Spanish Steps begins the Via Condotti - it is named after the canal or canals that carried water to the Baths of Agrippa.

In 2005, the Facade of the Nativity and the crypt of the Sagrada Familia temple were included in the UNESCO heritage list.

The renovation of the main palace was completed in 1670.

Versailles, as a new city, was founded by the will of King Louis XIV and became the de facto capital of France.

A B-25D Mitchel bomber crashed into the Empire State Building.

Building materials were transported from various countries.

The Forbidden City was constructed between 1406 and 1420. It was built on the orders of the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Yongle (1402-1424).

There was a well-developed network of aqueducts in Petra.

The chief urban planner of the US capital, Washington, was French-American engineer Pierre “Peter” Charles L’Enfant.