ある

a verb meaning 'to be', used for non-living things

御座います

The丁寧語 version of this word is 「ございます」 Technically ございる is also correct Japanese, but it's almost never used, as its almost always conjugated into ます

質問はございます Are there questions?

ありがとう御座います Thank you! (there is gratitude)

Discovery

Using the 〜た form (あった) can be used to express that you have discovered or found something

図書館があった Ah, that's where the library is!

注射は痛くなかった I have found that injections are not that painful.