For the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, the Statue of Liberty in New York, and the Colosseum in Italy, these world-famous buildings should be very familiar to many people, and now they have become well-known tourist attractions, but about some of the secrets hidden behind these buildings, there may not be many people who know, after all, this knowledge is still relatively unpopular, if there is no special research, then for these secrets must not be known, the following small editor to talk about, Stonehenge has been auctioned? Counting: 7 famous buildings in the world hide rare secrets!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" >1, the Eiffel Tower was used as a radio transmitter</h1>
As we all know, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was built in 1887, and after its completion in 1889, because the designer Gustav Eiffel covered 80% of the construction cost of the tower, he was allowed to keep the tower for 20 years, but after this decision, the Paris government always wanted to tear it down into scrap, because at that time, the Eiffel Tower was not liked by its own people.
In order to preserve the tower, Gustav Eiffel thought of using it as a laboratory for measurement and scientific experiments, installed a large number of scientific instruments, erected an antenna at the top of the tower, and funded the 1898 wireless telegraph experiment, the Eiffel Tower's value in sending and receiving wireless information, attracted the attention of the military, and because of this special function, this world-famous building was preserved.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="23" >2, the statue of Liberty pedestal was crowdfunded</h1>
The Statue of Liberty was a diplomatic gift from France to the United States, and after receiving the gift, the U.S. government tried to raise $250,000 to buy the statue's granite base, but New York Governor Grover Cleveland refused to spend the city's funds on the pedestal, and it is more interesting that the four cities of Baltimore, Boston, San Francisco and Philadelphia agreed to help, but there was a premise, that is, in exchange for the relocation of the statue itself.
When all the sources of hope vanished, joseph Pulitzer, a famous Publisher in New York, launched a fundraising campaign in his newspaper, local children, politicians, businessmen, street cleaners, etc., everyone donated, the total amount reached 101091 US dollars, and the rest of the money was donated by the publisher, this time more than 160,000 donors, and it was the first crowdfunding campaign in history.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="24" >3, Stonehenge was auctioned</h1>
Stonehenge england was auctioned at the beginning of the last century on 21 September 1915, when Stonehenge was listed for sale as a merchandise at the Salisbury in Wiltshire, and lawyer Cecil Chub bought it for £6,600 on a whim.
Originally, he bought these buildings as gifts for his wife, but her wife did not like them very much, so on October 16, 1918, Cecil Chub donated Stonehenge to the state through gifts, and he received Sir Cecil Chub and was awarded the title of First Baron of Stonehenge, and the secret behind Stonehenge may not be known to many people.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="25" >4, Chamber of Secrets at Mount Rushmore National Memorial Park</h1>
Behind mount Rushmore National Memorial Park, "Presidential Hill," which even Americans don't necessarily know, hides a mysterious vault, the door of which is behind Abraham Lincoln's hairline, designed by sculptor Boglum, also known as the "Hall of Records."
The hall will contain famous American legendary works and a list of American contributions to science, art, and industry, in addition, there will be a wooden box containing some important American documents including the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the biography of Boglum.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="26" >5, the red of the Golden Gate Bridge was originally primed</h1>
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, usa, because the appearance color is orange, so it is particularly eye-catching, but also became a famous local landmark, attracting many tourists to come, but in fact, this unique color is completely accidental, before the construction of this bridge, the U.S. Navy had lobbied to paint the bridge blue and yellow stripes to increase its visibility.
And the architect Owen Morrow, noting the reddish-orange primer painted on some steel, thought that this color looked very different, so he forced the whole bridge to choose all the colors of red, and with the wind and the sun, the red paint also faded a little and became the same color as orange, so now the color of the bridge is officially called "international orange".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="27" >6, the "time capsule" hidden by the St. Louis Arch</h1>
Located in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, the Arch, which is 192 meters tall and has a stainless steel overhang, is also the tallest arch in the world, and has been one of the popular tourist destinations since its completion in 1965, but most visitors do not know that the St. Louis Arch has a hidden "time capsule" that is placed on top of the arch.
A staff member claimed that the "capsule" was a list of more than 762,000 St. Louis citizens, including 1,500 schoolchildren, but the signature sheet would not be made public, the capsule was permanently welded inside the arch, and the so-called "time capsule" would not be exposed as long as the building existed.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" >7, basement of the Colosseum</h1>
The Colosseum is an ancient landmark of Rome with a history of more than 2,000 years, in addition to the architectural grandeur, the hidden basement of the Colosseum has also attracted the attention of some people, it is understood that the first discovery was made in the late 90s of the last century, by Heinz Jürgen Best of the German Archaeological Institute, and Italian archaeology and cultural officials also confirmed that there is a structure similar to an elevator and trapdoor system in the basement.
It was used to transport deadly beasts from their lairs under the monument to the main arena, there were about 24-28 lifts in total, each of which was constructed to lift 600 pounds, the lifts required a lot of manpower to operate, although it now looks a bit primitive, but considering that this was designed before 2000, you have to marvel at the ingenuity of the humans at that time, and now the basement of the Colosseum has been opened to the public, if you are interested you can go and experience it!