Architecture

Wednesday, 2 September 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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Great Pyramid of Giza
According to the reports of Herodotus, the Great Pyramid, like other pyramids, was repeatedly plundered before the New Kingdom period existing from the sixteenth to the eleventh century BC.
Malbork Castle
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the Germans carried out very extensive regothisation works in the castle.
Throughout history, the castle took on various forms, the style of the building changed, and the Ger ...
Empire State Building
The building serves as a lightning rod. About 100 lightning strikes the spire of the skyscraper each year.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building height is 381 meters to the roof and 443 meters with the antenna.
ESB is so high that it allows observing territory of 5 states from the observation deck.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building's electrical wiring length is 692 km, and the water pipes are 112 km.
Windsor Castle
In the 14th century, King Edward III (also known as Edward of Windsor) was born at Windsor Castle and used it throughout his reign.
In 1344, he announced the establishment of a new Order of the Round Table in the castle, which, howe ...
Great Pyramid of Giza
Total mass of the pyramid is approximately 6 million tons.
The side walls of the pyramid are inclined at an angle of 51° 52′.
Petra
In the 4th century, Petra was incorporated into the Byzantine Empire.
One of the largest Nabatean tombs was transformed into a church, and the city itself became the bishopric seat.
Petra
It is a residue of the ancient Nabataean kingdom's capital that flourished between the 3rd century BC and 1st century AD.
The Nabataeans were an ancient Arab people of herding origin. They came from northwestern Arabia, an ...
Palace of Versailles
The situation was different for the royal favorites.
They could count on special treatment and luxurious apartments. Among the royal favorites, special p ...