Architecture

The fountain's central figure is a titan from Greek mythology - Okeanos.

In 1995, the Armed Islamic Group planted and detonated an explosive charge under the arch, injuring 17 people.

The city walls around the island complex date back to the 13th - 15th century.

In the southern part of Spanish Square, opposite the Spanish Embassy, rises the column of the Immaculate Conception from the 19th century, which combines antiquity (Corinthian column) with modern times (statue of the Virgin Mary on the top).

The pyramid was clad mostly with the no longer extant Tura limestone, which gave it a bright and shimmering hue.

Members of the Yeomen Warders are popularly called Beefeaters, i.e. beef eaters.

Ceremonies at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier take place every year in November.

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

The most accurate description of the lighthouse's appearance comes from the 11th century records of the Arab geographer and traveler Al-Idrisi.

The Tugendhat villa has simple geometric shapes and flowing lines.