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Fun Facts About Architecture 1

Mark Muir • 20 January 2025

Fun Facts 1

Ready for some fun facts about architecture? Of course you are....


There is a bridge in Lima, Peru that was built around 1610 and is still standing, remarkably, its mortar was mixed using 10,000 egg whites instead of water. Unsurprisingly, it is known as the 'Bridge of Eggs'.


Architecture was once an Olympic Sport.


Lego produced special bricks specifically for architects. The 'Modulex' bricks were smaller and more to scale and were sadly discontinued in the 1970's,


'The Sims' was originally developed as an architecture simulator.


Celebrated architect Zaha Hadid was known for never designing a building containing a right angle.


During a powerful storm the Empire State Building will sway several feet back and forth.


The Hoover Dam was built to last 2,000 years, the concrete used to form the immense curved structure will not be cured for another 500 years.


There is a skyscraper in Manhattan with no windows.


The word 'Architecture' comes from the Greek 'Arkhitekton' meaning 'chief builder'.


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

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