Architecture

Sunday, 1 March 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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Tower of London
During the civil war called the Wars of the Roses in the years 1377 - 1485, when England was divided into two houses of Lancaster and York and their supporters, the character of the Tower changed.
It became a prison where King Henry VI, who threatened the new ruler Edward IV, was imprisoned and l ...
La Scala
On the first floor of the building, there are special boxes called “artists boxes.”
These are small, shaded rooms from which artists can watch performances or rehearsals by other artists.
Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain is located in Rome in the Rione Trevi.
Rione are the administrative units into which central Rome's area is divided.
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall passes through 15 regions in northern China.
Temple of Artemis
It was located in ancient city of Ephesus.
Present-day, the ancient city lays on the edge of the town of Selçuk in western Turkey.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern art.
It is one of three museums owned by the Solomon Robert Guggenheim Foundation, an American art collec ...
Colosseum
During the first years since it has been opened, it hosted naumachia—naval battles.
The expansion of the Colosseum’s undergrounds under Emperor Domitian prevented further staging of naval battles.
Brooklyn Bridge
Construction of the bridge began on January 3, 1870 and lasted for 13 years.
Trevi Fountain
The construction of the new fountain lasted from 1735 to 1776.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is often confused with London Bridge, which is about half a mile up the river.