Super structures

21 amazing buildings

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A large stone monastery built directly into the rock with a bridged walkway to the entrance
Las Lajas Sanctuary, Nariño, Colombia
Large bright white building with a large domed roof and a long water feature in front of the main entrance
Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Six sandstone Egyptian pyramids in the middle of desert sand
Pyramids Of Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Large rose peach coloured building, carved directly into the red sandstone
Petra, Jordan
Tibetan building with red pagoda roof, overhanging the edges, and bright white walls, built on a cliff edge.
Tiger's Nest, Paro, Bhutan
Large stone carved temple with thousands of carved statues, Monks are practising the Buddhist ritual of Pradakshina in front of the temple.
Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Indonesia
A theatrical church created in Gaudi style, with turrets that appear to sink into the ground
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
A vertical forrest planted around window boxes of a residential apartment building
Bosco Verticale, Milan, Italy
A white cylindrical building with intricate decorative arches and leans 4 degrees (but looks a lot more!)
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
A light sand coloured building with smooth sides, almost like a giant sand castle
Great Mosque of Djenné, Djenné, Mali
Futuristic tree sculptures next to a large pond in the middle of a city
Gardens by the Bay, Marina Bay, Singapore
Eco-sustainable 3D printed house TECLA
TECLA, Massa Lombarda, Italy
Futuristic exending building in the shape of a shield with a horn, in darkness with a bright light shining within
Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Fukuoka is a modern, distinctive stepped building with greenery on each level.
ACROS Fukuoka Prefectural International Hall, Fukuoka, Japan
Industrial building with square design
Eastgate Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe
View from the ground looking up at large glass cone-shaped tower
Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China
A large colourful cathedral topped by several decorative domes with a statue in front.
Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow, Russia
Looking up at a massive grey skyscraper with staggered windows that look like a chess board and a climbing wall up the full outside of the building
CopenHill, Copenhagen, Denmark
A glass building shaped in semi circles and tilted backwards to catch the sun
Sun-Moon Mansion, Dezhou, China
Large glass hotel with two sections full of green vegetation and outdoor areas
Parkroyal Collection Pickering, Singapore
Bright coral coloured building with ornate bay windows
Hawa Mahal, Jaipur, India