Architecture

Sunday, 7 June 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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Malbork Castle
The castle in Malbork covers an area of 18 hectares and is the largest medieval castle in Europe.
The fortress was built of over 30 million bricks.
Windsor Castle
King George V continued the process of gradual modernization of the castle.
He was helped in this by his wife, Queen Mary, who was mainly interested in furniture and decoration ...
Zwinger
In addition to the Old Masters’ Picture Gallery, the Zwinger houses and exhibits valuable museum collections.
There is a rich collection of historical porcelain wares (the largest in Europe), both German from M ...
Great Pyramid of Giza
In 820 the first time the Arabs dug inside the pyramid.
By the orders of the caliph Al-Ma'mun they excavated a new entrance to the object, digging under the ...
Tower of London
The Tower of London was both a defensive and palace building for the monarchs of England, but the last ruler to use it was James I.
It was at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Notre-Dame
The cathedral has ten bells, or more precisely, on its towers.
Several smaller ones were still on the spire, which collapsed during the 2019 fire. Until 2012, the ...
Petra
No written sources about everyday life in Petra have survived.
Few inscriptions and ancient texts tell of mighty kings, lovers of democracy, gods and feasts, great victories, and women's right to possess assets.
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles, one of the most exquisite buildings of the Classical Baroque, is located in Versailles, on the outskirts of Paris.
Versailles is located in the Ile-de-France region in the Yvelines department. It is located in the w ...
Christ The Redeemer
In 2020, in August, the figure of Christ was illuminated for an hour with the inscription "Solidarity 1980-2020", written in an original font, the so-called solidarica.
It was an initiative of the Polish embassy in Brazil.
Christ The Redeemer
Every year, the Christ the Redeemer Monument is visited by almost 2 million tourists.