58 Times Architects Got It So Right and Blew Our Minds

Just because architecture needs to be practical doesn’t mean it has to be boring!

With a superb collection of man-made wonders including magical looking castles and cathedrals to vertical gardens and futuristic libraries, we bring you some of the best architectural designs from around the world and spanning many centuries.

Sometimes these beautiful designs are so stunning that you will be in awe.

Pavillion Of The Enlightened, Bangkok

Entrance Gate Of The St. Petersburg Mosque, Russia. Designed By Architect Nikolai Vasilyev

This Vertical Garden Located In Madrid, Spain

Zhongshuge Bookstore In Chengdu, China

Matsumoto Castle, Matsumoto, Japan, Late 16th Century

Vietnam’s Golden Bridge

The Entrance To A Nightclub In Seoul, South Korea Designed By Mdrdv

The 17th Century Shah Jahan Mosque In Pakistan, Notable For Its Geometric Brick Work

Ryazan, Russia

Fort Bourtange, Netherlands

Duomo Di Milano, Italy

The Ceiling Of The Shah Mosque In Isfahan, Iran

This Apartment Building In Tel Aviv, Israel

Sumela Monastery, A Greek Orthodox Monastery Originally Established Around Ad 386 Nestled In A Steep Cliff At An Altitude Of 1200 Meters, Trabzon Province, Turkey

Natural History Museum, London

Park Royal Hotel Singapore

Egypt

Writer’s Museum, Edinburgh, In The Fog

Burg Hochosterwitz, A Castle Built On A Limestone Rock Which Was First Mentioned In A Text In 860 And Continuously Fortified Until The 16th Century. Still Owned By The Noble Khevenhüller Family After The Acquisition In 1571. Carinthia, Austria

Villa Farnese, A 16th Century Pentagonal Renaissance Mansion Built On The Fortress Foundations In The Town Of Caprarola, Viterbo, Northern Lazio, Italy

Apartment Building In Turin Holds 150 Trees

Azadi Tower, Tehran, Iran

The Central Interior Of Leadenhall Market, London

Mr Thomas’s Chop House. Manchester. Mills And Murgatroyd. 1901

 

Les Espaces D’abraxas, Noisy-Le-Grand, France

Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany

Windows Inside Dos Bosco Chapel- Brasilia, Brazil

Winter Has Come In Iceland. Hallgrímskirkja In Reykjavík. Photo By Gunnar Freyr

Grundtvig’s Church In Copenhagen, Denmark. Was Completed In 1940 And Its Design Is A Combination Between A Cathedral And The Style Of Old Danish Country Houses

“Azure Blue Pool” At Hearst Castel, San Simeon, California. It Was Built By Architect Julia Morgan Between 1919 And 1947

Budapest Hungary

Wisteria Blossoms Surrounding The Entrance Of A Victorian Townhouse In San Francisco

15th Century Castle Of Coca In Central Spain

The Waves, Vejle, Denmark

The Iwan Ceiling Of Fatima Masumeh Shrine In Iran

Edinburgh Castle And Its Half Moon Battery Seen From The Vennel Steps In The Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland

Art Nouveau Architecture Of A House Built In The 1880’s In Brussels, Belgium

Buildings By Freddy Mamani In El Alto, Bolivia

Sun Rays Through The Double Lancet Windows Of Westminster Abbey, City Of Westminster, London, UK

The Burnt Farm Cottage Built With Red Brick In The 1840s, Borough Of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, Southern England

Children Standing In Front Of One Of The Main Doors Of Casablanca Mosque

Mont Saint Michel In France

A Rooftop Restaurant/Cafe In Chongqing, China

Sainte-Chapelle, Paris

Spitzhäuschen, A Narrow Half-Timbered House Built In 1416 Located In Bernkastel-Kues, Germany

Grand Staircase Of The Second Empire Style Palais Garnier Completed In 1875, 9th Arrondissement Of Paris, France

From The Middle Kingdom

This 325-Year-Old Tree Was Utilized In The Building Design When Authorities In Turkey Would Not Allow For Its Removal

The Interior Of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, Designed By Antoni Gaudí. Construction Began In 1882- And It’s Still Not Finished. It’s Expected To Be Completed By 2026, Just In Time For The 100th Anniversary Of Gaudí’s Death

The Zip Building, Milan

19th Century Victorian Gothic Cottage Framed By The Arch Of The Gatehouse At Holly Village, Highgate, North London, UK

The Ark Of Bukhara Is A Fortress Located In Uzbekistan

140 Meters High Ruyi Bridge In China

This Cafe In Czech Republic

The Russian Ministry Of Agriculture, In Kazan

The Kansas City Public Library

Ribbon Chapel In Onomichi, Japan

Ljubljana, Slovenia