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• [Architecture fact 1]  In order to dissuade Germans from invading, Julius Caesar built a bridge into their territory, marched his armies across, returned, then destroyed the bridge. The Germans got the message and never invaded.

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• [Architecture fact 2]  The world's thinnest house is just 4 feet wide. It is set between two buildings in Warsaw, Poland. The home is 33 feet in length and about 30 feet tall.

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• [Architecture fact 3]  There is something known as ruin value, a concept that a building be designed such that if it eventually collapsed, it would leave behind aesthetically pleasing ruins that would last far longer without any maintenance at all.

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• [Architecture fact 4]  France is the most visited country in the world, with over 82 million international visitors per year. The United States (75.6 million) and Spain (75.6 million) round out the top three, respectively.

  Architecture, Travel

• [Architecture fact 5]  During renovation works to the Statue of Liberty before the centennial celebrations in 1986, engineers found numerous defects when it was originally designed and constructed. These included the head being 2 meters off center, and the right arm not being properly attached.

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• [Architecture fact 6]  The "PPDG" penthouse in Guadalajara, Mexico, has a toilet with a glass floor looking into a 15-story elevator shaft. The building used to be an old Mexican colonial building and was supposed to have 2 elevator shafts. The second elevator was never installed.

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• [Architecture fact 7]  There is an hourglass in Budapest that takes a full year to run out. It takes four people almost an hour to turn it.

  Architecture, Places source

• [Architecture fact 8]  The Aurora Ice Hotel in Alaska was made entirely of ice. Ice walls, ceiling, beds, bar, barstools, even martini glasses were made of ice. It was closed by the fire marshall for not having smoke detectors.

  Architecture, Places source

• [Architecture fact 9]  Indonesian President Sukarno ordered a Christian Architect to build the largest Mosque in the country. He also ordered it to be built next to a Cathedral and a Church as a symbol of the national religious harmony and tolerance. (Indonesia has the world largest Muslim population).

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• [Architecture fact 10]  The Eiffel Tower leans slightly toward the shade on sunny days.

  Architecture, Travel

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