Architecture

Artemis was a goddess of fertility, virginity, hunting, wilderness and the Moon. In the 4th century BC, Artemis was identified with the Roman goddess Diana.

The 4,9 m by 2,4 m shaft was designed by David Boswell Reid, known as the "grandfather of air condit ...

It consists of sections crisscrossed by rock formations, sediments, or bodies of water. In some places, the wall appears in double or triple form.

The way the Colosseum was designed serves as a model for today’s sports venues. According to estimates, viewers from the lowest rows could leave the Colosseum within five to six minutes.

This was the case until 1897 when seats were installed there (now more than 2000 people can sit ther ...

Mozart’s concert as a six-year-old “child prodigy” probably took place in the palace’s Mirror Room o ...

The earliest evidence of the public using the term “White House” comes from 1811. There were rumors ...

In 1256 and 1264, King Louis IX of France made pilgrimages to the abbey. Numerous pilgrims also came there, and in order to take proper care of them, a town was built at the foot of the sanctuary.

There was a marble bathtub, or rather a swimming pool, which was used not so much for hygiene purpos ...

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