Sacyr's Blog

The Forbidden City was home to China's emperors and their families for nearly 500 years. It was forbidden to enter the palace complex without permission, on pain of death. This is how one of China's most enigmatic masterpieces was built.

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel's illustrious career as a builder was marred by one of the biggest financial scandals of the 19th century. We look at how this genius of metalworking was affected by a project to build giant locks in the Panama Canal.

At over four million tonnes, the weight of the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest is truly staggering. We look at the construction and curiosities of the second largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon in the United States.

More than 140 years after the foundation stone was laid, the Sagrada Familia is still a work in progress. Here we take a look at the construction of this mega-structure, which contains many references to nature and has been built using more than 50 different types of stone.

From castles that look like something out of a fairy tale to fortresses that stand out for their defensive ingenuity. Here we look at the secrets hidden in the emblematic structures of Neuschwanstein Castle, Himeji-jo, and Aït Ben Haddou.