ARCHITECTURE

Historic doors can reveal a lot about their times—like the medieval trend of covering doors in (allegedly) human skin.

On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower—which was built as an entrance arch for the World's Fair—opened to the public.

Fazlur Khan and the idea that would turn architecture on its head.

The 800-plus-year-old Parisian cathedral has centuries of French history built into its stone. Here are 13 things you might not know about it.

Seattle’s iconic Space Needle debuted at the 1962 World’s Fair—and was inspired by America's Space Race with the Soviet Union.

Solariums are nostalgic for many customers, but Wendy's thinks they’re dated.

Technically, only the figures that function as water spouts are actual gargoyles.

Exeter Cathedral in England has had cats on the payroll since the 14th century.

In 1977, climber George Willig decided his next great challenge would be scaling 110 stories in lower Manhattan.

Civil engineer Siswanti Zuraida built a concrete structure using diapers that would otherwise sit in a landfill for decades, making for a literal brick sh-t house.

Let’s go inside the mysterious infrastructure that stores our water.

The Great Wall of China is one of the oldest, largest, and most celebrated achievements of human ingenuity, but there are still a few things you might not know about China’s ancient landmark.