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It’s nothing short of extraordinary that in the time humans have been on this planet, we went from a species living on a rock floating in space to a civilization with cities, countries, the internet, healthcare, and technology that would seem like magic to anyone born just a few centuries ago. And it genuinely feels like there’s no ceiling to what the mind can achieve when it’s given the right resources and enough time.
Nowhere is this more visible than in art and architecture. The things people have built, sculpted, and imagined into existence are a reminder of just how much ambition can be packed into a single human lifetime.
Archidit on Instagram collects architectural marvels from across the world, each one a testament to human creativity at its most daring. Scroll through and you might find yourself stopping more than once, in awe of everything we’ve managed to make.
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#1
The Column Of Marcus Aurelius Erected In Rome Between 180 And 193 Ce
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#2
The Botanical Gardens In Mount Lofty, Australia Shot From Above
#3
This Stunning Door Was Crafted By Italian Architect Pietro Fenoglio In 1907
#4
This Space Of The Pauluskirche In Ulm, Germany Designed By Architect Theodor Fischer, Built Between 1908 And 1910
#5
Chiesa Del Gesù | Sicilian Baroque Masterpiece Located In Palermo’s Albergheria District
#6
The Shambles Is A Historic Street In York, England, Celebrated For Its Beautifully Preserved Medieval Architecture And Charming, Picturesque Character
#7
Casa Joan Fradera, Located In Old Havana, Cuba, Is A Striking Example Of Art Nouveau Architecture Influenced By Catalan Modernism
#8
The Wavy Window Of The Building On The Vrijheidslaan 50, Amsterdam. It Features This Iconic Detail Of The Amsterdam School
#9
A Beautiful Iron Gate Crafted By Master Blacksmith Claudio Bottero
#10
“The House Between The Rocks”, Originally Built In 1861 In The Coastal Village Of Plougrescant, Cote De Granit Rose, Brittany, France
#11
Bedouin Tents In Morocco
#12
This 12th-Century Tower In Ray, Northern Iran
#13
A Stunning Example Of Milanese Liberty Style. An Art Nouveau Masterpiece Built In 1904 By Architect Alfredo Campanini
#14
Discovered In Antakya, Turkey (2010), This Roman Mosaic Dates Back To The 3rd Century Ad
#15
Sainte-Cécile D’albi Cathedral In France Is One Of The World’s Largest Brick Cathedrals
Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 20 hours ago
That's about 2 1/2 hours from where I live. I ought to pop on over and check it out.
#16
A Truth Window (Or Truth Wall) Is A Small Opening In An Interior Wall That Reveals The Materials Used In The Wall’s Construction
#17
The Former La Dépêche Du Midi Headquarters In Toulouse Is A Stunning Example Of French Art Deco
#18
Sunlight Pierces The Grandeur Of St. Peter’s Basilica, Casting A Divine Spotlight Before The Papal Throne During A Canonization Ceremony LED By Pope John Xxiii In 1959
#19
For A 1926 Film Called The Holy Mountain, Directed By Arnold Fanck, A 50-Foot-Tall Cathedral Was Carved Entirely From Real Ice, Shaped Over Months Around A Hidden Metal Framework
Hippopotamuses 17 hours ago
Quite a achievement. I'm guessing that the photo doesn't do justice to it.
#20
A Close-Up Of The Four Knotted Marble Columns At Trento Cathedral, Italy Carved In The 13th Century
#21
Architecture Studio Mad Has Created A Canopy That Reinterprets Traditional Chinese Oil-Paper Umbrellas At This Year’s Venice Architecture Biennale
Hippopotamuses 16 hours ago
This is very pleasing to the eye. It reminds me of my reproduction lily lamp.
#22
Sar Aqa Seyyed Is A Remote Mountain Village In Western Iran, Where Homes Are Built So Tightly Into The Slope That The Rooftops Of One Row Become The Paths For The Next
#23
He Minaret Of Jam, Afghanistan | Built In 1190 And Rising 65 Meters From A Remote Valley. A Unesco World Heritage Site And Ghurid-Era Masterpiece, Still Standing After 830 Years
Hippopotamuses 17 hours ago
It's amazing that with the various wars and Afghanistan's seismic activity that it has survived.
#24
The Flatiron Building In New York, Completed In 1902 By Architect Daniel Burnham, An Iconic Early Skyscraper Whose Distinctive Triangular Form Has Become A Symbol Of The City’s Skyline
Norm Gilmore 18 hours ago (edited)
I've only seen the building in photos from this perspective and thought it looked flimsy. But this piqued my interest and a better angle showing it is on Wikipedia. :-)
#25
Sino-French Science Park Church. Also Known As The “Shadowless Church”. Located In Chengdu, China
#26
The Monumental Interior Of A Ptolemaic Temple In Egypt
#27
Temple Of Nefertari At Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1965-1968
Hippopotamuses 16 hours ago
This is one of the monuments which was disassembled and the reassembled at a higher elevation in the 1960s because of the Nasser Dam.
#28
Renzo Piano Building Workshop 2001. Tokyo, Japan
#29
Traditional Stone Roofing(Slate), Oppdal, Norway
#30
Haid Al-Jazil, Yemen, A Village Over 500 Years Old, Stands Atop A Massive Rock In Wadi Hadhramaut
#31
Utrechtseweg 310 B30, Arnhem | 1936-1938 In The Style Of The Nieuwe Haagse School, Mixed With Influences Of The Expressive Brick Functionalism
#32
Galerie Des Machines, 1889 Designed By Ferdinand Dutert For The 1889 Paris World’s Fair, This Iron And Glass Marvel Featured A 111-Meter Clear Span
Hippopotamuses 16 hours ago
Amazing for the time, and probably pretty impressive by moderm standards, too.
#33
Detail From The Last Judgment Tympanum, Abbey Church Of Sainte-Foy, Conques (C. 1050). A Sculpted Figure Appears Trapped Between The Architectural Moldings On The Hell Side
#34
Remains Of The Old Roman City Under Modern Street Level In Verona, Italy, Near The Porta Leoni, Gate Into The City Dating To Roman Republic
Glen Ellyn 18 minutes ago
Fascinating to visualize how people were using that space at that time.
#35
Peter Behrens’s Vestibule For The Maison De Puissance Et De Beauté”, Which Was Part Of The German Section At The International Exhibition Of Decorative Arts In Turin 1902
#36
A Small Head Embedded In The Corner Of A Building On Via Dei Banchi Vecchi Towards Corso Vittorio, Rome, Italy
#37
17th-Century Boxwood Parterre At The Pazo De San Lorenzo De Trasouto (Santiago De Compostela, Spain)
#38
The Last Building By Louis Sullivan (1922): A Small Chicago Music Store Admired For Its Stunning Terra-Cotta Facade And Intricate Ornamentation
#39
13 m Sequoia Trunk Integrated Into The Stairwell Of Collège Du Martinet (Rolle, Ch), Marking The Exact Spot Where The Tree Once Stood
#40
Rue Eugène Sue, Located In The 18th Arrondissement Of Paris, Features A Distinctive Urban Layout Where Buildings Form A Star-Like Pattern
#41
Archidit 1w The Iconic Spiral Staircase Inside Brasília’s Itamaraty Palace, Designed By Oscar Niemeyer And Completed In 1970
#42
The Margravial Opera House In Bayreuth, Germany. As The World’s Best-Preserved Baroque Court Theatre Built As An Independent Structure
#43
Woodpecker Disco Is An Abandoned 1970s Nightclub Near Cervia, Italy
#44
De Groene Kathedraal By Marinus Boezem (1978–1986) Consists Of 178 Italian Poplars Planted On The Ground Plan Of Notre-Dame Of Reims
Purple light 19 hours ago
Green cathedral, in Almere, the Netherlands. It look prettier from above than when you visit it in person.
#45
Great Reading Room, Bibliothèque Nationale De France, Paris (1857–1867)
#46
The Tomb Of Darius I (522–486 Bce), Carved High Into The Cliffs Of Naqsh-E Rustam Near Persepolis, Iran
#47
Jean-Claude Gautrand’s L’assassinat De Baltard (1971) Captures The Dramatic Demolition Of The Iconic Halles De Baltard In Paris
#48
Mario Botta | Church Of San Giovanni Battista In Mogno, Switzerland, 1992-98
#49
The Winged Victory Of Samothrace Is Displayed At The Louvre Museum In Paris
#50
The Stahl House, Designed By Architect Pierre Koenig In 1959, Is An Iconic Example Of Mid-Century Modern Architecture
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Forrest Hobbs 17 hours ago (edited)
All wonderful - thank you. There is aesthetic pleasure in all of these photos. For those who don't get it - well, that's okay. For me, this list was a most welcome antidote to the horrors going on at the moment.
Isobel Stevens 6 hours ago
I always wonder why th Maison Coilliot in Lille is never mentionned. Try to google it - the Art nouveau interior is absolutely stunning as well.
Forrest Hobbs 17 hours ago (edited)
All wonderful - thank you. There is aesthetic pleasure in all of these photos. For those who don't get it - well, that's okay. For me, this list was a most welcome antidote to the horrors going on at the moment.
Isobel Stevens 6 hours ago
I always wonder why th Maison Coilliot in Lille is never mentionned. Try to google it - the Art nouveau interior is absolutely stunning as well.
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