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This is the Pyramid of Cestius, the only pyramid in Rome.
But contrary to popular belief, it wasn't built alone 2,047 years ago — and neither was it Egyptian.
Here's what we know about Rome's most unusual wonder... 🧵
But contrary to popular belief, it wasn't built alone 2,047 years ago — and neither was it Egyptian.
Here's what we know about Rome's most unusual wonder... 🧵
In Italy, train stations are as beautiful as museums.
June 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In Italy, train stations are as beautiful as museums.
This is the Pyramid of Cestius, the only pyramid in Rome.
But contrary to popular belief, it wasn't built alone 2,047 years ago — and neither was it Egyptian.
Here's what we know about Rome's most unusual wonder... 🧵
But contrary to popular belief, it wasn't built alone 2,047 years ago — and neither was it Egyptian.
Here's what we know about Rome's most unusual wonder... 🧵
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is the Pyramid of Cestius, the only pyramid in Rome.
But contrary to popular belief, it wasn't built alone 2,047 years ago — and neither was it Egyptian.
Here's what we know about Rome's most unusual wonder... 🧵
But contrary to popular belief, it wasn't built alone 2,047 years ago — and neither was it Egyptian.
Here's what we know about Rome's most unusual wonder... 🧵
Believe it or not, this is a real place.
It's a 2,500 year-old town in Italy, called Centuripe, and is known as the "Balcony of Sicily."
So from Italy to Spain to Morocco, here is the breathtaking world of clifftop architecture... 🧵
It's a 2,500 year-old town in Italy, called Centuripe, and is known as the "Balcony of Sicily."
So from Italy to Spain to Morocco, here is the breathtaking world of clifftop architecture... 🧵
February 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Believe it or not, this is a real place.
It's a 2,500 year-old town in Italy, called Centuripe, and is known as the "Balcony of Sicily."
So from Italy to Spain to Morocco, here is the breathtaking world of clifftop architecture... 🧵
It's a 2,500 year-old town in Italy, called Centuripe, and is known as the "Balcony of Sicily."
So from Italy to Spain to Morocco, here is the breathtaking world of clifftop architecture... 🧵
This is not a microchip — it's the Forbidden City, in China.
What makes it so special?
600 years ago, it had exactly 9,999 rooms, not a single structure you see here was built with a nail and 40% of the Forbidden City is still "forbidden"... 🧵
What makes it so special?
600 years ago, it had exactly 9,999 rooms, not a single structure you see here was built with a nail and 40% of the Forbidden City is still "forbidden"... 🧵
February 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is not a microchip — it's the Forbidden City, in China.
What makes it so special?
600 years ago, it had exactly 9,999 rooms, not a single structure you see here was built with a nail and 40% of the Forbidden City is still "forbidden"... 🧵
What makes it so special?
600 years ago, it had exactly 9,999 rooms, not a single structure you see here was built with a nail and 40% of the Forbidden City is still "forbidden"... 🧵
Rome may just be the greatest city history has ever seen.
And the canvas doesn't lie about that either...
So here is the great city of Rome depicted in 12 paintings... (thread) 🧵
And the canvas doesn't lie about that either...
So here is the great city of Rome depicted in 12 paintings... (thread) 🧵
January 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Rome may just be the greatest city history has ever seen.
And the canvas doesn't lie about that either...
So here is the great city of Rome depicted in 12 paintings... (thread) 🧵
And the canvas doesn't lie about that either...
So here is the great city of Rome depicted in 12 paintings... (thread) 🧵
This may look like an ordinary church, but in reality, it holds an extraordinary secret.
It was built without a single nail, has multiple dragon heads — and is over 800 years old.
It sounds impossible, but this is only where the story begins... 🧵
It was built without a single nail, has multiple dragon heads — and is over 800 years old.
It sounds impossible, but this is only where the story begins... 🧵
January 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This may look like an ordinary church, but in reality, it holds an extraordinary secret.
It was built without a single nail, has multiple dragon heads — and is over 800 years old.
It sounds impossible, but this is only where the story begins... 🧵
It was built without a single nail, has multiple dragon heads — and is over 800 years old.
It sounds impossible, but this is only where the story begins... 🧵
Why does Beaux-Arts matter?
Because it makes ordinary architecture, look extraordinary.
So here are 21 of the greatest masterpieces of Beaux-Arts that everyone must know about... 🧵
1. Palais Garnier, Paris, France (1875)
Because it makes ordinary architecture, look extraordinary.
So here are 21 of the greatest masterpieces of Beaux-Arts that everyone must know about... 🧵
1. Palais Garnier, Paris, France (1875)
January 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Why does Beaux-Arts matter?
Because it makes ordinary architecture, look extraordinary.
So here are 21 of the greatest masterpieces of Beaux-Arts that everyone must know about... 🧵
1. Palais Garnier, Paris, France (1875)
Because it makes ordinary architecture, look extraordinary.
So here are 21 of the greatest masterpieces of Beaux-Arts that everyone must know about... 🧵
1. Palais Garnier, Paris, France (1875)
You've seen incredible forts before, but not like this.
This is Bourtange Fort in the Netherlands, built just 431 years ago.
And it's a breathtaking example of what we call a "star fort." Here's everything you need to know... 🧵
This is Bourtange Fort in the Netherlands, built just 431 years ago.
And it's a breathtaking example of what we call a "star fort." Here's everything you need to know... 🧵
January 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
You've seen incredible forts before, but not like this.
This is Bourtange Fort in the Netherlands, built just 431 years ago.
And it's a breathtaking example of what we call a "star fort." Here's everything you need to know... 🧵
This is Bourtange Fort in the Netherlands, built just 431 years ago.
And it's a breathtaking example of what we call a "star fort." Here's everything you need to know... 🧵
While most cities are completely unrecognizable compared to a century ago, a few seem to have been frozen in time.
This is how history, culture and tradition are preserved.
A journey through time of the most iconic examples... (thread)🧵
1. Oxford, England (1810 - 2022)
This is how history, culture and tradition are preserved.
A journey through time of the most iconic examples... (thread)🧵
1. Oxford, England (1810 - 2022)
December 18, 2024 at 11:49 AM
While most cities are completely unrecognizable compared to a century ago, a few seem to have been frozen in time.
This is how history, culture and tradition are preserved.
A journey through time of the most iconic examples... (thread)🧵
1. Oxford, England (1810 - 2022)
This is how history, culture and tradition are preserved.
A journey through time of the most iconic examples... (thread)🧵
1. Oxford, England (1810 - 2022)
No. This is not a spaceship going to Mars.
It's the Hallgrimskirkja, in Iceland.
It is only 38 years old and might just be the greatest masterpiece ever built in modern times... 🧵
It's the Hallgrimskirkja, in Iceland.
It is only 38 years old and might just be the greatest masterpiece ever built in modern times... 🧵
December 15, 2024 at 6:12 PM
No. This is not a spaceship going to Mars.
It's the Hallgrimskirkja, in Iceland.
It is only 38 years old and might just be the greatest masterpiece ever built in modern times... 🧵
It's the Hallgrimskirkja, in Iceland.
It is only 38 years old and might just be the greatest masterpiece ever built in modern times... 🧵
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One of the world's greatest architectural gems has risen again today.
It took 182 years to build, but almost burned down in just one night in 2019.
Here's everything you need to know about Notre-Dame de Paris.... 🧵
It took 182 years to build, but almost burned down in just one night in 2019.
Here's everything you need to know about Notre-Dame de Paris.... 🧵
December 7, 2024 at 7:52 PM
One of the world's greatest architectural gems has risen again today.
It took 182 years to build, but almost burned down in just one night in 2019.
Here's everything you need to know about Notre-Dame de Paris.... 🧵
It took 182 years to build, but almost burned down in just one night in 2019.
Here's everything you need to know about Notre-Dame de Paris.... 🧵
One of the world's greatest architectural gems has risen again today.
It took 182 years to build, but almost burned down in just one night in 2019.
Here's everything you need to know about Notre-Dame de Paris.... 🧵
It took 182 years to build, but almost burned down in just one night in 2019.
Here's everything you need to know about Notre-Dame de Paris.... 🧵
December 7, 2024 at 7:52 PM
One of the world's greatest architectural gems has risen again today.
It took 182 years to build, but almost burned down in just one night in 2019.
Here's everything you need to know about Notre-Dame de Paris.... 🧵
It took 182 years to build, but almost burned down in just one night in 2019.
Here's everything you need to know about Notre-Dame de Paris.... 🧵
Few ancient wonders could rival the greatest masterpieces known to man:
The Pantheon, Parthenon and Colosseum.
But there was one ancient wonder, in particular, that stood head and shoulders above the rest... 🧵
The Pantheon, Parthenon and Colosseum.
But there was one ancient wonder, in particular, that stood head and shoulders above the rest... 🧵
December 6, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Few ancient wonders could rival the greatest masterpieces known to man:
The Pantheon, Parthenon and Colosseum.
But there was one ancient wonder, in particular, that stood head and shoulders above the rest... 🧵
The Pantheon, Parthenon and Colosseum.
But there was one ancient wonder, in particular, that stood head and shoulders above the rest... 🧵
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1,487 years ago, the Hagia Sophia made the impossible seem possible.
It was a masterpiece for its time, with a colossal dome unlike any other the world had ever seen.
Here's how it was built and changed the world forever... 🧵
It was a masterpiece for its time, with a colossal dome unlike any other the world had ever seen.
Here's how it was built and changed the world forever... 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 7:38 PM
1,487 years ago, the Hagia Sophia made the impossible seem possible.
It was a masterpiece for its time, with a colossal dome unlike any other the world had ever seen.
Here's how it was built and changed the world forever... 🧵
It was a masterpiece for its time, with a colossal dome unlike any other the world had ever seen.
Here's how it was built and changed the world forever... 🧵
1,487 years ago, the Hagia Sophia made the impossible seem possible.
It was a masterpiece for its time, with a colossal dome unlike any other the world had ever seen.
Here's how it was built and changed the world forever... 🧵
It was a masterpiece for its time, with a colossal dome unlike any other the world had ever seen.
Here's how it was built and changed the world forever... 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 7:38 PM
1,487 years ago, the Hagia Sophia made the impossible seem possible.
It was a masterpiece for its time, with a colossal dome unlike any other the world had ever seen.
Here's how it was built and changed the world forever... 🧵
It was a masterpiece for its time, with a colossal dome unlike any other the world had ever seen.
Here's how it was built and changed the world forever... 🧵
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Would you believe me if I told you this castle was built just 155 years ago?
It has everything and anything you could imagine... from central heating and flushing toilets to an artificial cave.
And it completely changes the way we look at medieval castles... 🧵
It has everything and anything you could imagine... from central heating and flushing toilets to an artificial cave.
And it completely changes the way we look at medieval castles... 🧵
December 4, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Would you believe me if I told you this castle was built just 155 years ago?
It has everything and anything you could imagine... from central heating and flushing toilets to an artificial cave.
And it completely changes the way we look at medieval castles... 🧵
It has everything and anything you could imagine... from central heating and flushing toilets to an artificial cave.
And it completely changes the way we look at medieval castles... 🧵
Would you believe me if I told you this castle was built just 155 years ago?
It has everything and anything you could imagine... from central heating and flushing toilets to an artificial cave.
And it completely changes the way we look at medieval castles... 🧵
It has everything and anything you could imagine... from central heating and flushing toilets to an artificial cave.
And it completely changes the way we look at medieval castles... 🧵
December 4, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Would you believe me if I told you this castle was built just 155 years ago?
It has everything and anything you could imagine... from central heating and flushing toilets to an artificial cave.
And it completely changes the way we look at medieval castles... 🧵
It has everything and anything you could imagine... from central heating and flushing toilets to an artificial cave.
And it completely changes the way we look at medieval castles... 🧵
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In 1939, America spent $1.5 billion on building the world's most iconic architecture.
But how is it that one country can produce all of this?
Here are the greatest wonders of the decade... 🧵
1. The Empire State Building (1931)
But how is it that one country can produce all of this?
Here are the greatest wonders of the decade... 🧵
1. The Empire State Building (1931)
December 3, 2024 at 11:49 AM
In 1939, America spent $1.5 billion on building the world's most iconic architecture.
But how is it that one country can produce all of this?
Here are the greatest wonders of the decade... 🧵
1. The Empire State Building (1931)
But how is it that one country can produce all of this?
Here are the greatest wonders of the decade... 🧵
1. The Empire State Building (1931)
In 1939, America spent $1.5 billion on building the world's most iconic architecture.
But how is it that one country can produce all of this?
Here are the greatest wonders of the decade... 🧵
1. The Empire State Building (1931)
But how is it that one country can produce all of this?
Here are the greatest wonders of the decade... 🧵
1. The Empire State Building (1931)
December 3, 2024 at 11:49 AM
In 1939, America spent $1.5 billion on building the world's most iconic architecture.
But how is it that one country can produce all of this?
Here are the greatest wonders of the decade... 🧵
1. The Empire State Building (1931)
But how is it that one country can produce all of this?
Here are the greatest wonders of the decade... 🧵
1. The Empire State Building (1931)
A reminder of a time when art, architecture and culture never failed to inspire awe.
The stunning view from the Fall of Giants at Palace Te, Italy (1532).
The stunning view from the Fall of Giants at Palace Te, Italy (1532).
December 3, 2024 at 12:49 AM
A reminder of a time when art, architecture and culture never failed to inspire awe.
The stunning view from the Fall of Giants at Palace Te, Italy (1532).
The stunning view from the Fall of Giants at Palace Te, Italy (1532).
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Art Nouveau doesn't get the attention it truly deserves.
So here are 18 masterpieces that show its beauty, glamor and prestige... 🧵
1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City (1899)
So here are 18 masterpieces that show its beauty, glamor and prestige... 🧵
1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City (1899)
November 28, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Art Nouveau doesn't get the attention it truly deserves.
So here are 18 masterpieces that show its beauty, glamor and prestige... 🧵
1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City (1899)
So here are 18 masterpieces that show its beauty, glamor and prestige... 🧵
1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City (1899)
November 26, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Art Nouveau doesn't get the attention it truly deserves.
So here are 18 masterpieces that show its beauty, glamor and prestige... 🧵
1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City (1899)
So here are 18 masterpieces that show its beauty, glamor and prestige... 🧵
1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City (1899)
Art Nouveau doesn't get the attention it truly deserves.
So here are 18 masterpieces that show its beauty, glamor and prestige... 🧵
1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City (1899)
So here are 18 masterpieces that show its beauty, glamor and prestige... 🧵
1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City (1899)
November 26, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Art Nouveau doesn't get the attention it truly deserves.
So here are 18 masterpieces that show its beauty, glamor and prestige... 🧵
1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City (1899)
So here are 18 masterpieces that show its beauty, glamor and prestige... 🧵
1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City (1899)
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Did you know Gothic cathedrals were designed to make you feel insignificant?
As if the soaring heights and ethereal light were gently lifting your spirit toward heaven, offering a humbling reminder of your place in the vastness of the universe. 🧵
As if the soaring heights and ethereal light were gently lifting your spirit toward heaven, offering a humbling reminder of your place in the vastness of the universe. 🧵
November 25, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Did you know Gothic cathedrals were designed to make you feel insignificant?
As if the soaring heights and ethereal light were gently lifting your spirit toward heaven, offering a humbling reminder of your place in the vastness of the universe. 🧵
As if the soaring heights and ethereal light were gently lifting your spirit toward heaven, offering a humbling reminder of your place in the vastness of the universe. 🧵