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Every now and then, we hear about funny architectural fails where lack of taste meets poor aesthetics and greets atrocious execution. Check out our previous features with such examples here, here, and here.
But way more rarely do we hear news about impressive architecture, time-defying buildings, and incredible structures. This is because it’s way more difficult to create an architectural wonder that reflects our environment, values, history, artistic sensibility, and many other aspects of our daily life.
Luckily, there is this corner of Reddit that collects “the beautiful impossibilities that we want to live in” and shares them with its 1.3M members. The subreddit is dedicated to high-quality photographs of some of the most impressive, conceptual, and historical buildings on our planet. So pull your seat closer and scroll down! After you’re done, be sure to share part 1 of the article.
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#1
Preserved Edo Period Neighborhood In Japan
Roman Hans 3 years ago (edited)
Takayama, about five hours by train from Tokyo. It's wonderful. Will never forget a little store that made their own soy sauce. (Because I was the idiot who thought, "You can actually MAKE soy sauce?")
Happy Blue Panda 3 years ago
Yes? I was able to visit this town over 20 years ago. The small towns in Japan are very magical.
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J 3 years ago
This probably the Nakasendo, the old road which connected Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo). In its center, in the Kisoji area, it is crossing through highly preserved villages like Magome and Tsumago. Those places were isolated and poor, so they did not modernize in the 20th century. Beautiful places to visit and hike in-between.
thor 3 years ago
It's kinda funny in a way how a poor town couldn't modernized but yet it became beautiful more then majority of modern buildings
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Monique Reed 3 years ago
Little buildings made of wood and very close together. No wonder fire was a constant worry. Very beautiful, though!
Kate Johnson 2 years ago
The buildings look like they are all black; is that from the practice of charring wood to help preserve it? (I had read about it here on BP because a young woman had DIYd her home and used this technique for the outside of it. It was the size and shape of a shipping container, and there were pictures of her charring it inside when the weather was bad. It's called either Shou Sugi Ban or Yakisugi. Sorry for the necrobump, I was just wondering!
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#2
Persian Mosque
Shannon Glidewell 1 year ago
I'm wondering how much of this is tile work and how much is paint or whatever other methods they would have used in those days...
#3
Spellbinding Bookstore In Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Jef Bateman 3 years ago
Most of the "books" you see here are not real. It is a specially-designed wallpaper.
Natalia Linnik 3 years ago
That makes sense since those shelves are not accessible, only lower ones are.
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Moo Moo Futch 3 years ago
What a shame that so much of the written word has been censored in China.
Josh 3 years ago
Florida even worse. Math books were censored, 42 kinds of them. Oh by the way, Florida censored yearbooks too
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Jake stenhouse 3 years ago
Love to know how to access many of the shelves, amazing looking place though
Monique Reed 3 years ago
Yep. The fact that you couldn't actually *reach* many of those books would drive me nuts.
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TellieMoni 3 years ago
I'm going up the stairs, now I'm going down the stairs. Now I'm going up the sideways stairs!
“We’re fascinated by architecturally unique buildings because we live in a world where most goods are standardized and mass-produced—including the structures we inhabit,” Lisa Yaszek, a Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, told Bored Panda. Yaszek researches and teaches science fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures, and was happy to share some insights about architectural wonders with our readers.
According to Yaszek, “modern buildings depend on modular construction and prefabricated design, Western architectural trends that date back to the 1600s, when Parliament created the first modern building codes after the great fire of London in 1666 and when colonial settlers in America demanded homes built with English construction methods.”
#4
Ukraine - Lviv, Staircase In The House Of Scientists
Zena Belen 3 years ago
Boy, trolls must be desperate to comment on a site like Bored Panda. Do they get paid by the word?
Vladimir I 3 years ago
As Wikipedia says, "A House of Scientists was an independent form of uniting workers from scientific institutions and higher schools established in various cities initialing during Soviet era." This very building now belongs to regional science wokers' trade union organization, but various houses/clubs/palaces of certain profession people used to perform other functions, including social and cultural.
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Tiffi 3 years ago
Oh wow. Magnificent. I hope Putin doesn't bomb it to smithereens on his quest for world domination.
Nitka Tsar 3 years ago
If there are no civilians inside or near it, it's most unlikely it will be hit
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Ashley Shelton 3 years ago
Such beautiful architecture I hope it still there as well it's ashame that someone can just destroy lives and places just bc they want control of EVERYTHING.
#5
Hans & Gretel Pancake House In Zeewolde, Netherlands
Katja Kozdon 3 years ago
This is not a building but a slide as you can see on the right side. It is part of a playground and belongs to a restaurant. It is nice but not as nice at it looks here. Still we went there often with our kids.
Sonja Van Hoof 3 years ago
Thank you for the reminder that, on the WWW, not everything you see is real.
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Ozymandias73 3 years ago
Looks like someone took a drawing out of a children's book and made it into reality.
Moo Moo Futch 3 years ago
Hansel and Gretel is a brothers Grimm fairy tale so I am going to assume that either a description of the house was provided or an illustration for the builders to go by.
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Fantasyatelier 3 years ago
It has some nice features inside en this gorgeous playground! I think it's not so well known in Holland
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Kylemore Abbey In The Fog, Connemara, Galway, Ireland
kathryn stretton 3 years ago
It's pictures like this that explain why Ireland is known as 'The emerald isle.'
Julie Schulz 3 years ago
Visited here last month and it is such a beautiful place. Not only in the Abbey beautiful but the setting is so picturesque. I could just live there and admire the view every day!
“Today, modular construction based on simple geometry and industrially produced components is used to create everything from houses to public buildings for the simple reason that it is extremely cost-effective,” the professor explained.
Moreover, “by way of contrast, both the very old and the very new, sometimes still conceptual buildings that people share on the ‘beautiful impossibilities we want to live in’ subreddit are anything but standardized boxes designed with cost-effectiveness in mind. Instead, these buildings tend toward the elaborate and surprising, whether that comes in the form of flowing organic lines, strangely abrupt geometries, or dizzying feats of engineering,” Yaszek explained.
#7
The Reading Room - Royal Portuguese Cabinet Of Reading - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
AmAndA_Panda 3 years ago
When in reality those walls are embedded with something much more precious than gemstones.
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Lucy 3 years ago
OMG WOW again I would be in heaven. I'd love to curl up there & read the books. I love reading actual books.
Lily Francis 3 years ago
I know, you just can't curl up with a kindle and they don't have the old book smell or feel. And when you get a really old book like a First Edition! It's just not the same. There's nothing like a book!
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#8
Nasir-Ol-Molk Mosque, Also Known As Pink Mosque, A Traditional Shiraz Mosque, Iran
Nichole Harris 3 years ago
Yep it was during the most recent paintball accident
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Womaninsky 3 years ago
I can't imagine the human hours of work that this took to complete. The architect had a huge vision!!
#9
Stained Glass Ceiling Hotel - Gran Hotel Ciudad De México, Mexico City
“Similarly,” she argues, “whether they are intricately detailed or severely plain, whether they dazzle the eye with a flurry of gem-like colors or invite it to rest peacefully on expanses of neutral blacks, grass, and whites, these beautiful impossibilities remind us that there are other, perhaps more important, values than efficiency.”
Yaszek explained that “instead, these buildings are literal monuments to human creativity, ingenuity, and perseverance—especially since so many of these architectural marvels were constructed before modern materials, machinery, and in some cases, even before modern math!”
#10
Les Espaces D'abraxas, France
Moo Moo Futch 3 years ago
Has anyone been inside one? I look at them and I'm fascinated by how from above you can't really see them but inside I imagine they might be quite dark.
Brenda Greene 3 years ago
Yes! I saw it and said the same thing. It is in the series, I believe the last movie.
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Karen Tape 3 years ago
I looked up interior photos. Not as impressive inside in my opinion. Still a beautiful building though
Carrie Priegel 3 years ago
That looks like something out of a sci-fi movie! it's even more mind-shattering (exceeds just mind-blowing 😁) that it's real!
Peter Warren 3 years ago
Looks like the architect was inspired by Jeremy Bentham's prison design: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon
#11
Hawa Mahal In Jaipur, India
Alexandria Tyme 3 years ago
Palace of the winds, it was so the ladies of the palace could watch parades without being seen. I went there in 2019, it was amazing, but I love all of India
Vier WB 3 years ago
I thought this was in Budapest. I've been told there's a really grand hotel just like this there.
#12
A Beautiful House Surrounded By Rock And Trees In Hrensko
Strontium Dog 3 years ago
It was gas works, deliberately built into the rocks to minimise damage to the surrounding town. It is now a restaurant and hotel. I have eaten there.
Kate Johnson 2 years ago
What is the column to the left of the building? Is it rock or a tree trunk or natural? (As in, no man created it?)
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DIBS...... F*ING DIBS!!!!! Ha according to all childhood rules this is now mine the moment it becomes vacant.... *This might not actually work in the real world but I had to try
The professor believes that it’s no surprise that many of the people who comment on these images compare them to fairy tales and/or science fiction: "these buildings are so outside our everyday experience that we cannot help but think they must be from other times and worlds.”
“Finally, I love how these images bring people together, as viewers pool their knowledge of history, art, and culture to help each other make sense of the wonderful buildings and their origins. Imagine how fun it would be if we could all exchange our ideas about these buildings from inside, while exploring them together,” Yaszek concluded.
#13
Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest
Selena Ferera 3 years ago (edited)
Awww, my city! This building is truly magnificent, both inside and out! I've been there many times and it never ceases to amaze me.
#14
The Inflatable "Gaia" Installation In The 18th Century Baroque Painted Hall Of The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, UK
Monique Reed 3 years ago
Wow! That was not there when we visited! The naval college is worth a visit. You can spend an hour in that room just finding all the details in the painted ceiling.
hhh cubed 2 years ago
That, did what I thought it would for me, if I saw it in person.
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#15
Pietragalla, Italy
Ann Jeppesen 3 years ago
They were built to create wine. Now they're only a tourist attraction. But looking quite nice
Womaninsky 3 years ago
I know some Texans that wish this was an available option!! I'm guessing the temps stay stable year round? Love it!!
#16
Leuven Town Hall (1448-1469) Belgium, One Of The Best-Known Gothic Town Halls Worldwide & It Took Three Architects And Thirty Years To Build It
Nancy Lynch 3 years ago
If they had more than just three architects working on it, maybe it would have been completed sooner.
#17
Art Nouveau Facade Of A Jewelry Store In Lille, Hauts-De-France, Northern France
ADHORTATOR 3 years ago
Mon fils fais ses études à Lille, une ville géniale!
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Salty Wild Hair 3 years ago
So charming! Those are some massive solid panes of glass they have there. wow!
#18
Château Frontenac, Quebec City, Canada
Kevin Ber 3 years ago
Built by British Railroad Barons in Canada. Don't let the name confuse you, they built these hotels all across Canada. It was designed by a guy named Bruce Price and initiated as a government reconstruction project led by Lord Dufferin. History is weird sometimes.
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Monique Reed 3 years ago
From the era of railroad tycoons. This place is HUGE. It is visible from almost anywhere in Quebec City and positively looms. It is a very very swanky hotel. We went inside just to have a peep. Pretty sure we couldn't have afforded to do more than breathe in there.
Nitka Tsar 3 years ago
Very beautiful. The whole picture. I would have believed it if they told me this is in Europe
KindaSketchy 3 years ago
The Frontenac was prominently featured in the K-Drama "Goblin". And thats why you'll see people having their picture taken with the letterbox in the lobby. My daughter and I are big fans of Goblin and stayed there :D
Barbara Skolly 3 years ago
Whether one thinks it looks French or not it is still a beautiful hotel in a lovely area to see
#19
Wisteria Covered Terraced House In Argyll Road, Kensington, London, UK
SarahBee 3 years ago
I've always wondered what it takes to maintain these.
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Nichole Harris 3 years ago
Is this real or is this the watercolor rendition of cuz that's amazing
#20
Kailasa Temple In Ellora, India Made From A Single Rock
Izzy 3 years ago
my brain can't even fathom the skill of architects, construction workers, planners, designers etc making structures from multiple pieces, never mind ones made from a single rock like this! and the fact that it's a very ancient building as well -- they were crazy freaking talented, and creative to be able to accomplish such feats w just their hands, mind and cruder/basic tools. mind: BLOWN
Sapna Sarfare 3 years ago
From what i know, it was carved from above. Imagine that
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Nino Reisen 3 years ago
A bit like the churches och Lalibela in Ethiopia but perhaps even grander (heresy, I know!)
Neon Star 3 years ago
It's really the most magnificent structure I have ever seen with my own eyes... It's so huge and the caves continue for kms... it's just mind-blowing...And the details from the inside...The big elephant sculptures and the caves , My god Shiva who resides there are all so beautiful 😍
Kate Johnson 2 years ago
Ellora is such a beautiful word to me. I've no idea it's etymology, it's just such a lovely sound to me, like 'chandelier', 'Hydrangea', flora, and 'lilt'. (If we'd been able to have children, I'd planned to name a daughter 'Flora'.)
#21
Castillo De Colomares In Spain
Kelsie Marx 3 years ago (edited)
If you stare right through the middle of it, it looks like someone is opening up a book. The side walls are the hands opening up the book to show you the beautiful picture that lies inside.
karen snyder 3 years ago
I am confused by both the meaning and the physics of the stone anchor.
Stymied Egan 3 years ago
Wikipedia says it's a monument to Christopher Columbus. The three ships, Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria are represented. There is a website dedicated to the castle.
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#22
Trinity College Library - Dublin, Ireland
Jody Brown 3 years ago
From the rare vantage point of upstairs. I wish we had been allowed to go upstairs when we were there last week.
Julie Schulz 3 years ago
Same here when we were there last month. I loved this place! I'm also amazed that the picture doesn't include hundreds of other people. :)
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Amber Rolfes 3 years ago
I do believe that this is also where actual pages from The Book of Kells are located (I might be wrong though)
Heather Watkins 3 years ago
Yep! Two of the four volumes are on display and just incredible to look at, though with so many people crowding the display case it can be tough to look at them in great detail xD
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Samuel George 2 years ago
I’ve been there and I was just staring for an hour. One of the most beautiful places i’ve ever been.
#23
Paris, France
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
I know I can't afford the rent, but just seeing that door everyday would make me happy.
#24
Mvrdv's Brand New Housing Complex In Amsterdam, Netherlands
kelly locker 2 years ago (edited)
i love this building! it seems odd to me that so many people have a negative reaction to it. if nothing else, it seems that it should appeal to the sense of humor of anyone who has grown up with the ubiquitous "glass tower" aesthetic of post-war international-style architecture. to me, this building tells the story of the future of sustainable architecture growing organically out of the "ruins" of the past, just as bauhaus inspired architecture grew organically out of both the literal and figurative ruins of the second world war. what goes around, comes around!
hhh cubed 2 years ago
I can't believe I am your first upvote. I love this as well.
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Jennifer Brown 3 years ago
Too all the naysayers...this looks amazing and with plants and trees growing on it will be very attractive.
#25
This Restaurant In Paris Looking Like A Museum
Sonja Van Hoof 3 years ago
Google "Le Train Bleu menu". It's not thát expensive.
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Rebecca Broscombe-Adams 3 years ago
Beautiful, I've been there. It can also boast the rudest staff and the most disappointing food.
#26
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - Boston
Ekaterina S 3 years ago
There is a documentary of this place concerning a heist which took place there!
Sandra Slingerland 3 years ago
Rembrandt's Storm on the Sea of Galilea is one of the stolen paintings and had never been seen again!
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Nimues Child 3 years ago
This has been my favorite museum forever. Each room has a different theme and the gardens and live music go year 'round. There is a great biography of her named "Mrs. Jack" - she was a unique person, so it is a great read! The heist is still painful. Since her will stipulated that the art remain where she put it, there are empty frames where some favorite paintings used to be. It's been 32 years and I still wish the art would be returned. (note to "The Venture Bros." fans - Phantom Limb has the missing Vermeer in his lair!)
Happy Blue Panda 3 years ago
It's such a lovely place to spend the day especially during the winter when you can see the snow falling on the windowed ceiling.
#27
The 18th Babrican Gate Of Tollymore Forest, Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland
Robert Trebor 3 years ago
Barbican Gate: A barbican (from Old French: barbacane) is a fortified outpost or fortified gateway, such as at an outer defense perimeter of a city or castle, or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defensive purposes.
Kelsie Marx 3 years ago
As the sunlight slowly goes to bed, it shines its face one last time, making it look like, that when you cross this tunnel, you are going to enter into a beautiful flower garden.
#28
Church In The Rock
#29
A Traditional Medieval Cave House With A Courtyard Found In The Desert Of Libya
Ozymandias73 3 years ago
I'm wondering if this was built in the same way those guys on YouTube build houses/pools etc did?
Izzy 3 years ago
i hadn't even thought of that one! i bet there's a ton of overlap between the two considering the youtube ppl limit themselves to natural resources and their own hands, the way it was done centuries/millennia back bc it's all they had
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Chahar Bagh, Esfehan, Iran
Gerald Winn 3 years ago
These nest-like structures are called "muqarnas", and are common in Islamic architecture.
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StayClassy 3 years ago
That ceiling... I've never seen anything like it. It's alien and beautiful
#31
Astronomical Tower In Prague, Czech Republic
Ozymandias73 3 years ago
I marvel at this every time I see pictures of this. Thanks to my late great aunt, I have a fascination for clocks.
#32
Baps Akshardham Temple, Delhi, India
Robert Trebor 3 years ago
If our time doesn't build beautiful places, what does that say about us? We applaud previous generations for beauty, but complain about the now.
phil blanque 3 years ago
The amazing thing is that this is quite new...opened in 2005!!
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Roland Gosselin 3 years ago
Very recent. Cost an absolute fortune, obviously. Politician's vanity project. That money could have been spent more wisely.
Alpesh Patel 3 years ago
Not a political vanity project. It was built by B.A.P.S ( socio spiritual Hindu organization) lead by HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj to commemorate and enshrine in Stone the works and life of Bhagavan Swaminarayan. The complex houses the main shrine, exhibitions on Vedic history, Baps history, beautiful gardens, and iMax show which covers the sight, sound, and cultures of all parts of India. Through the lens of the travels of Bhagavan Swaminarayan. And it was constructed from donations and dedication from countless volunteers of Baps. You can learn more by going to baps.org where you will find many countless ways Baps contributes to society through spirituality, community service, volunteerism, youth programs, and education. I'm sure after you do a little unbiased research you will find that Baps is the benchmark for how a nonprofit organization should spend money wisely.
Load More Replies... Neon Star 3 years ago
Okay I would like to clarify some things....First of all it's not at all political but made from religious intent and by a religious organization. Secondly as many people are employed in the labor force it's quite beneficial to the people working there to build such large unique and beautiful structures. And it's a very new building!! Apart from the temple it is a very very large area.... It's nothing shown in the picture really...There are other attractions like night laser shows, Prasadalay or a large canteen sort of which we consider as holy food offered to god, we can shop too and much more... And no it's not extremely photoshopped it's true size and colour ✨💖
Jakob Finke 3 years ago
I'm confused by the picture... The temple looks huge, due to the implied distance away from the camera due to the haze, but then you see the people in relation and it's really not that big...
phil blanque 3 years ago
Oh, it is big alright...and the temple is only one of many, many structures in the complex.
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#33
The Iconic San Francisco Cliff House Before It Was Destroyed In A 1907 Fire
Miguel justino C 3 years ago
The ocean couldn’t kill it, but somehow man did. It wasn’t lightning
Kate 3 years ago
And it wasn't the earthquake in 1906 -- it's built on bedrock.
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#34
Castillo De Colomares, Spain
Katinka Min 3 years ago
A monument to celebrate Christopher Columbus. It looks great, but I wish it had a different purposse.
#35
Drachenburg Castle In Germany, Built In 1884
Mathieu Brouwers 3 years ago
In the second half of the 19th century, those who could afford it would build their own folly. This is possibly the world's largest. I agree you can live in it, but for the rest ...
#36
Four Seasons Resort. Bali
Monique Reed 3 years ago
When it rains, does the lily pond made a waterfall all the way around?
ThatG 3 years ago
It looks like it has a drainage overflow groove built into the edge.
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Karen Tape 3 years ago
I just checked the cost for a room. This is the closest I will ever get to it :(
keith jakobsen 2 years ago
I had a beer on the 2nd terrace (below the pond). It was $10, which was $9 more than I paid at my usual cafe up the street. No wonder it was empty.
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The back is elevated, there are mini waterfall at both side. Front has drainage system. The view there make it looks like pond in the jungle as all man made building is below it.
Lily Francis 3 years ago
Have you been there? Did you enjoy it? Was it worth the cost and terror of heights?
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I've stayed in an open air resort before but my fear of heights might get me on this one. I usually don't allow fear to control any aspect of my life but I also have vertigo and here I might have a problem as it doesn't look like they have any type of barriers. I could see myself going headfirst right over the edge! At least I'd in an exotic place! 😂
#37
Opera Garnier In Paris
Karolina Strużyńska 3 years ago
It was my dream to see this place. it is so beautiful that I cried with the impression.
#38
Hammam Essalihine Is A Roman Bathhouse Still In Use After 2,000 Years In Khenchela, Algeria
Rebecca O’Donnell 3 years ago
If you look past the first big pool there is another pool and, from what I read, that’s for women.
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The Fox Theater's Stage From The Main Floor
A.M. Pierre 3 years ago
This is in Detroit, Michigan, USA. There's also a Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, which is not quite this elaborate but also isn't that far off, either.
Lily Francis 3 years ago (edited)
I used to go here all the time when I was young, with my parents and then they remodeled it and one of first performances was the comedian Gallagher with his Sledgomatic and watermelons and everything else he could smash that made a huge mess! My party and I were in the fourth row and fortunately everything was covered in plastic, including us, but it still made a huge mess. I can't believe they allowed him in right after the restoration was finished. We knew what to expect but a lot of people didn't and they were angry and I thought why would spend so much money on someone if you don't who they are and what they do and then get angry because you didn't find out?! It's a beautiful place with a lot of history.
Michael Fuhry 3 years ago
These Fox theaters were part of a chain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Theatres
Gunn Smoke 3 years ago
Yes a beautiful place. I used to live in Metro Detroit and have been there many times.
Jacalyn Margittay 3 years ago
Way way back decades ago in my precious youth I dated a sales rep from A&M records and one night they showcased Cheech & Chong at the Fox in Detroit. We all partook (is that a word...??) in that "stuff" that is now legal backstage before, during and after the show. A great time was had by all!
Load More Replies... Ozymandias73 3 years ago
Been here (Detroit theater) to see Phantom of the Opera and Cats. WONDERFUL place!!
Katrin Wurzinger 3 years ago (edited)
It's very beautiful but...well, visit Europe, people. We have theatres and opera houses like that everywhere. :P Good for you though America, it's a nice one.
Kelly Green 3 years ago
I saw Sarah McLachlan here back in the '90s it was very intimate it's a beautiful place
Paul V Fleming 3 years ago
i've been to the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, USA several times for rock concerts. it was a pretty neat place to be.
#40
Niagara Mohawk Building Built In Art Deco Style, NYC
aubergine10003 3 years ago
yeah, came here to say that I didn't think this was in NYC (where I live)
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Izzy 3 years ago
is it just me who gets major percy jackson (the books, mind you) vibes from this building? i can imagine statues like that at the top of the structure holding mount Olympus (iirc the empire state building), only visible to those actually able to go high enough to get there!
William J Dougherty 3 years ago
It’s in NY not NYC. New York State, not New York City That’s a big difference
Potato Chimps 3 years ago
I think I saw Gozer The Gozerian; a.k.a. Gozer The Destructor, Gozer The Traveler or Volguus Zildrohar eat a hot dog here once.
Saint Thomas 3 years ago
That looks like a good place to invoque an ancient sumerian deity. Are the beams made of selenium ?
Nikolaj Christensen 3 years ago
Looks like something from a Marvel or DC comic, just need a hero figure posing at the top, or an epic battle between the hero and the villain!
#41
Durbar Hall Of Mysore Palace, India
Paddling Panda 3 years ago
https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=mysore%20palace%20images%20interior#id=F0688AAECF3614ED6BE3A7A015544FCBFD4F1DE7
#42
Spectacular Adalaj Stepwell In Ahmedabad, India
Vier WB 3 years ago
You just know there's a medipack at the bottom of that pool. You'll need it as there's wolves in the next room.
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#43
30th Street Station In Philly Is Like An Art Deco Cathedral
aubergine10003 3 years ago
A shame a lot of the walls are covered with giant banners of advertisements...this photo must've been taken during a transition or something.
Paweł Duda 3 years ago
It's so sad art deco is pretty much non existent in new architecture. It's the most aesthetic minimalist - artistic, but not Spartan and soulless combination. .
#44
Brownstones In Park Slope, Brooklyn, NYC
Shelley Dawson 3 years ago
Seriously? Seriously? These are jolly nice houses and it's a great photograph, but great architecture, definitely not.
#45
Hotel Belvédère, Switzerland
Isabella 3 years ago
Here it is. Anyhow the hotel is closed now, but still the area worth a visit, is amazing! Search Furka pass, Switzerland, next to Rhone glacier. Furka-Rhon...19-png.jpg 
#46
Harbin Opera House Designed By Mad Architects
#47
Goethe's Lookout In The Czech Republic
Peter Warren 3 years ago
After getting home from the grocery store, "Honey, did you forget the milk?"
#48
Grundtvig’s Church Interior
Michael Fuhry 3 years ago
The simple, yet elegant, streamlined symmetry is breathtaking. Great photography, too.
Peter Warren 3 years ago
They learned from their raiding ancestors: right, it's a church, don't go filling it with religious symbols made from gold, silver and precious gems.
#49
Yemen
Brittney Sparks 3 years ago
Love how every other one is a specific building and then it goes .... Yemen! Like the whole thing lol
Frances Blades 3 years ago
So why does the eastern side of the world have all the bright colourful architecture and the North American side has all depressed adult in a ditch colours?😒😔. I wish I lived on the other side of the world.
Nonya Bidness 3 years ago
Well, they aren't under the iron fist of imperialist capitalism for one. They also love the sunshine, and bright colors help with heat. They typically have white roofs. Also, a lot of it ties in with history of those areas.
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Nicolas Herrero Folley 3 years ago
I really hope all these buildings are preserved and we can once again enjoy them when the conflict is over
Alex de Lannoy 2 years ago
What if it was in Russia? I mean… WHERE is it in the country….? Or, it is in the US and A. Yeah? But where? I have no idea what people mean with that it is in Yemen… yeah I know, but WHERE IN YEMEN???? XD
#50
Federal-Style House In The Snow, Washington, D. C
Duke Serle 3 years ago
We are used to the sight over here in the District, especially in Georgetown.
Kelsie Marx 3 years ago
It looks like a mini version of the house from the movie, “Planes, Trains, & Automobiles”.
#51
Weinhardt Mansion (Chicago, 1888)
#52
A Cafe In Esfahan, Iran
Tony James 3 years ago
I asked the same question when I went to Iran - so many depictions of plants, people, and animals, how was this allowed under in an Islamic country? The answer was, "This is Persia, not Arabia. Persian art was around a long time before Islam, and we don't see a conflict. We create beautiful things to glorify god. Come and sit down and have some tea." There's also the influence of Shah Abbas - he opened Persia up to the rest of the world, to the extend that in the 17/18th centuries it was said that "to see Esfahan is to see half the world". He invited the very best in the fields of art, science, medicine, diplomacy, thought, from all over the world, to come to Esfahan, and they brought with them their cultures which were folded into the local scene.
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Iran has always been a secular country. 40 year of religious rule doesn't erase 2500+ years of dedication to art and beauty.
#53
The Banff Springs Hotel, A 19th Century Châteauesque Hotel In The Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Monique Reed 3 years ago
This is another former Canadian Pacific Railway hotel designed by Bruce Price--see Chateau Frontenac, above. Both are now hotels in the Fairmont chain.
Josiane Roy 3 years ago
Châteaux Lake Louise is amazing as well. It's in the same area ish (give or take some kms)
#54
A Beautiful Library In Prague
#55
Bled, Slovenia
#56
Porch Of The Caryatids, Erechtheion, Acropolis Of Athens, Greece
#58
Today They Finished The Mary Tower-Sagrada Familia- Barcelona
Philip Oosthuizen 3 years ago
Not really a valid comment on the time taken gor construction. It is entirely funded by visitors and not a penny is supplied by either the city of Barcelona or the state. Since all the models and many of the llans were destroyed in a riot ALL the new construction is being re-engineered from what plans remain. It is (if i recall correctly) due for completion in 2026, the centenary of Antoni Gaudi's death. It is an impressive and absolutely beautiful "bucket list" building.
Stephen Smith 3 years ago
The builders know that they will never get another job, because they are taking far to long.
#59
No Words Can Describe This Village In Italy
#61
Vertical Forest - An Urban Treehouse That Protect Residents From Air And Noise Pollution
AnnaB 3 years ago
If you right click on the picture, a menu pops up. Click on 'Search Image with Google Lens'. It'll take you to the information on the photo.
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#62
The Ruins Of Spiš Castle Originally Built In The 12th Century, Now One Of The Largest Castle Sites In Central Europe
#63
Lviv, Ukraine, Europe
Alexandria Tyme 3 years ago
So much beauty has been destroyed by narcissistic power crazed despots, the beauty of art and the beauty of life
#64
Temple Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus, Barcelona, Spain
Shelley Dawson 3 years ago
Wow, what an amazing building, perfectly framed in this photograph. It's a beautiful marriage between two great arts.
#66
Hohenzollern Castle, Germany
PitbullmomAF 3 years ago
Every castle in Germany is beautiful. I tell people that I grew up with castles in my backyard
#69
Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, Art Nouveau Department Store With A Neo-Byzantine-Infused Polychrome Glass Cupola Created By Master Glassworker Jacques Grüber
#71
Inntels Hotels Amsterdam Zaandam
#72
Peles Castle, Romania
DforDory 3 years ago
Almost. The ancient romans, who's descendants live in Romania, actually came partly from Peru and partly from Lebanon, hence the name PeLe, their one and only God who's daughter was Cincinella. 😶
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#75
Fallingwater House (1939, By Frank Lloyd)
Shelley Dawson 3 years ago
I commented on the Brownstones featured earlier, I believe they don't belong in this collection. Now this one, this truly belongs!
Philip Oosthuizen 3 years ago
Truly impressive and beautiful building that has been almost entirely kept intact by the trust that maintains the building. Many "modern" innovations are built into it and amazing cantilever massed concrete to "float" the house over Bear Run river from the mid 1930's for the industrialist Kaufman family. Beautiful!!!
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida has buildings designed by Wright. They do offer tours if anyone is interested.
#76
Penn Station, Newark, Nj, 1935 (Colorized)
KING ILLEGAL FOREST 3 years ago
Back before going to Newark meant you have a 50/50 chance of getting shot.
#77
Snake Bridge, UK. Anyone Want To Guess Its Function?
#78
Twisted Chimney In Wales
#79
The Palais Garnier, Also Known As Opéra Garnier
#82
The Green Church In Buenos Aires, Argentina
#83
Stuyvesant St., New York - USA
#85
This Is The Grasshopper Cafe In South Korea Made Out Of Train Cars
#87
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Terri Johnson 3 years ago
My absolute favorite city in the whole wide world! If you go to the Netherlands, besides Amsterdam you MUST visit Keukenhof Gardens, site of the bulb guild members and most photographed place on the planet.
Charly 3 years ago
Agree, for tourists it's great to see. But if you like Amsterdam, you must try Utrecht as well. Really lovely city. Or don't try it, because we don't want that many tourists there 😂
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The Scottish Baronial Style 19th Century Carlowrie Castle In Kirkliston, Near Edinburgh, Scotland
#89
Lucky Knot Pedestrian Bridge Changsha, China
#90
The Abandoned 18th Century Moore Hall On Muckloon Hill, County Mayo, Ireland. It Was Burned Down In 1923 By The Old Ira
#91
Brutalist House In Iceland
#92
The Two Towers Of Garisenda And Degli Asinelli Are Commonly Recognized As Symbols Of Bologna And Were Built Between 1109 And 1119
#93
Brutalist Designed Villa On Riverside, Bali
#94
Rip Ricardo Bofill, One Of My Favorite Architects
#95
National Palace, Built In 1929 By Eugenio Cendoya/Enric Cata. Barcelona, Spain
Dariusz M. D. 3 years ago
I was surprised that tickets were valid for two days. It takes two days. Extraordinary art collection.
#96
Green Mansion, Bushehr, Iran | Ev Design Office | 2021
#97
Update On The New Castle Being Built In Poland. Photo Taken This Week
Ilsa Laszlo 3 years ago
Yeah, It will be a hotel. But it is also a semi-legal scam, and many people are very pissed. BTW we have so many great castles and palaces (in great condition and for renovation, apart from those which are museums nowadays), that we do not need a next one. Especially, it is in a protected landscape area.
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Classic San Franciscan Victorian With A Very Modern Color Aesthetic
#99
Interesting Building In Ahmedabad
Robert Trebor 3 years ago
I was just going to say that it looks like an architecture salesman's model.
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Modern Concrete Built House With Indoor Pool Designed To Look Like A Lake
Anna McCloskey 3 years ago
I love the use of cement. The color of the "lake" in contrast with the cement is gorgeous.
#101
Geisel Library - 1970
#102
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge In Philly
#103
The Central Mosque - Cologne, Germany
Ozymandias73 3 years ago
Looks like a HQ for villains in a futuristic sci-fi movie or something.
Ekaterina S 3 years ago
I was roommates with the son of the architect! There is also a documentary about their family, bc they are sort of a dynasty of architects!
#104
Black Themed Home Nestled In Forest. Portland USA
#105
Liebian International Building - Guiyang, China
Stephen Smith 3 years ago
What a waste of power, that building is not going to win any Eco awards.
#107
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Washington D. C ., USA
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
The books are on the shelves in the rooms. This is just a photo of the stairs.
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What do you think ?
Jerry Mathers 3 years ago
Looking at these I am stunned at beauty, creativity, and work that went into building them. It would be nice if we humans, as a species, would, instead of weapons, would use things like "who has the most creative buildings, whose population has their needs met, or whose country produced the most creative art" as our measuring stick for determining who is best. The headlines could be "Russia, in a bid to take back parts of the Ukrainian nation, stepped up their attack today by achieving food access for 100% of the people. The Ukraine responded with matching Russias offensive, eliminating homelessness in the last 5%, and erecting roadside waystations, allowing all travelers a free place to rest. We will wait for the Russian response".
Joy 3 years ago
I love what you've written. I'm sitting here nodding because it would be such a fantastic thing and yet, with the same level of will and effort put into these beautiful buildings, would be simple to do. The complex fiendish plans for war could be used to affect ideas like yours. Other people know this too. So why don't the establishment/politicians/bankers/CEOs/world leaders? What does power and money do that it robs people of their humanity and heart?
Load More Replies... Local foodie 3 years ago
I wish I could’ve given many of these masterpieces multiple upvotes, they’re truly stunning
Jaekry 3 years ago
How on earth did Angkor Wat NOT made this list!? Walls 1meter solid, and you can keep a ruler to them so straight. It's so old, 12th century, it's the BIGGEST religious monument in the world. Took us three days, (and we don't even like temples that much) The shrines, the infinity, the moats, the delicate work with handmade tools. Sorry for the rant, but Christ the Redeemer makes world lists, and Angkor Wat doesn't. Must be about being well-known only
Jerry Mathers 3 years ago
Looking at these I am stunned at beauty, creativity, and work that went into building them. It would be nice if we humans, as a species, would, instead of weapons, would use things like "who has the most creative buildings, whose population has their needs met, or whose country produced the most creative art" as our measuring stick for determining who is best. The headlines could be "Russia, in a bid to take back parts of the Ukrainian nation, stepped up their attack today by achieving food access for 100% of the people. The Ukraine responded with matching Russias offensive, eliminating homelessness in the last 5%, and erecting roadside waystations, allowing all travelers a free place to rest. We will wait for the Russian response".
Joy 3 years ago
I love what you've written. I'm sitting here nodding because it would be such a fantastic thing and yet, with the same level of will and effort put into these beautiful buildings, would be simple to do. The complex fiendish plans for war could be used to affect ideas like yours. Other people know this too. So why don't the establishment/politicians/bankers/CEOs/world leaders? What does power and money do that it robs people of their humanity and heart?
Load More Replies... Local foodie 3 years ago
I wish I could’ve given many of these masterpieces multiple upvotes, they’re truly stunning
Jaekry 3 years ago
How on earth did Angkor Wat NOT made this list!? Walls 1meter solid, and you can keep a ruler to them so straight. It's so old, 12th century, it's the BIGGEST religious monument in the world. Took us three days, (and we don't even like temples that much) The shrines, the infinity, the moats, the delicate work with handmade tools. Sorry for the rant, but Christ the Redeemer makes world lists, and Angkor Wat doesn't. Must be about being well-known only
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