Architecture

Tuesday, 20 January 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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Christ The Redeemer

The statue of Christ the Redeemer was erected on the top of Mount Corcovado.

Corcovado (Portuguese for hunchback) is a 710 m high granite mountain located in the southwest of Ri ...

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Colosseum

Every Good Friday since 1750, the Pope leads a torchlit “Way of the Cross” procession from around the Colosseum.

The tradition was broken in 1870 after the abolition of the Papal State and later resumed at the initiative of Pope Paul VI in 1964.

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Neuschwanstein Castle

Neuschwanstein survived both world wars undamaged.

Situated on the periphery and of no strategic importance, it served until 1944 as a storehouse for N ...

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Taj Mahal

The emperor and empress are buried in a plain crypt.

According to Islamic tradition, graves cannot be decorated.

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Great Pyramid of Giza

It took about 20 years to build the Great Pyramid of Giza.

According to ancient historians like Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus and Strabo.

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Leaning Tower of Pisa

Soon after construction began, it became apparent that the tower leans to the south.

In the planning, the architects did not take into account that the terrain on which it was built was muddy and very unstable.

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Hagia Sophia

Under Justinian I the Great, the Byzantine Empire reached its greatest power.

Justinian's goal was to rebuild the Roman empire with territorial and political power. During his fo ...

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Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace is located in Vienna - the capital of Austria.

It is located in the city’s 13th district, Hietzing (the district is also home to the Polish and Tur ...

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Statue of Liberty

There is a copy of the Statue in Paris, France, four times smaller than the original and reaching 11.5 meters in height.

It is located near the Eiffel Tower on the Île aux Cygnes on the Seine.

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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

More than 25.000 tons of concrete were used to build the museum.

The building required deep, solid foundations, which were laid on reinforced concrete pillars embedd ...

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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 ...