More than 4 billion people live in urban areas globally. It’s now projected that by 2050, more than two-thirds of the world population will live in urban areas. So no wonder we pay more importance to the buildings and structures around us.
And among countless poorly executed, dysfunctional, and aesthetically nauseating architecture examples (just take a look at our previous post with architecture so bad it got shamed by people), there are some gems that landed in this list.
From vertical gardens to incredible brickwork, and anything that combines function, creativity, skill and complements the surrounding area in a beautiful way, there’s a real feast for your eyes. Scroll down through the examples of architects outdoing themselves, and upvote your favorite ones! Psst! Part 1 of this post awaits right here.
#1 This Vertical Garden Located In Madrid, Spain
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#2 Entrance Gate Of The St. Petersburg Mosque, Russia. Designed By Architect Nikolai Vasilyev
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#3 Apartment Building In Turin Holds 150 Trees
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#4 Matsumoto Castle, Matsumoto, Japan, Late 16th Century
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#5 Eltz Castle Is Located In Wierschem, Germany And Has Been Owned And Occupied By The Same Family For Over 850 Years…
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#6 Mont Saint Michel In France
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#7 The 17th Century Shah Jahan Mosque In Pakistan, Notable For Its Geometric Brick Work
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#8 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
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#9 Fort Bourtange, Netherlands
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#10 Gloucester Cathedral
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#11 This Cafe In Czech Republic
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#12 Arnavutköy, A Neighborhood Away From Istanbul’s Touristic Hustle
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#13 From The Middle Kingdom
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#14 Writer’s Museum, Edinburgh, In The Fog
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#15 This 325-Year-Old Tree Was Utilized In The Building Design When Authorities In Turkey Would Not Allow For Its Removal
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#16 Buildings By Freddy Mamani In El Alto, Bolivia
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#17 Spitzhäuschen, A Narrow Half-Timbered House Built In 1416 Located In Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
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#18 The Burnt Farm Cottage Built With Red Brick In The 1840s, Borough Of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, Southern England
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#19 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
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#20 Shah-I-Zinda Necropolis In Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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#21 Ryazan, Russia
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#22 Art Nouveau Architecture Of A House Built In The 1880’s In Brussels, Belgium
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#23 Front Of House, Back Of House. Dubbed “The Mullet House”
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#24 19th Century Victorian Gothic Cottage Framed By The Arch Of The Gatehouse At Holly Village, Highgate, North London, UK
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#25 The Zip Building, Milan
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#26 The Ark Of Bukhara Is A Fortress Located In Uzbekistan
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#27 Egypt
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#28 Capt James Taylor House, A 1892 Queen Anne Victorian In Marine City, St. Clair County, Michigan
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#29 Fisherman’s Bastion, Budapest, Hungary
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#30 Edinburgh Castle And Its Half Moon Battery Seen From The Vennel Steps In The Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland
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#31 Ribbon Chapel In Onomichi, Japan
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#32 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
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#33 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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#34 Sun Rays Through The Double Lancet Windows Of Westminster Abbey, City Of Westminster, London, UK
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#35 Azadi Tower, Tehran, Iran
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#36 Galtaji Hindu Temple Located In Aravalli Hills In Jaipur Of India. Temple Complex Have Many Natural Freshwater Springs
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#37 Children Standing In Front Of One Of The Main Doors Of Casablanca Mosque
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#38 Venice, Italy
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#39 Oslo Opera House Designed In 1999 By Snøhetta And Finished In 2007
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#40 15th Century Castle Of Coca In Central Spain
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#41 140 Meters High Ruyi Bridge In China
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#42 The Waves, Vejle, Denmark
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#43 Mahkama Du Pacha – Casablanca, Morocco
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#44 Cubic Windows
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#45 Cologne Cathedral. Masterpiece Of Gothic Architecture. Years Build : 1248 – 1880
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#46 Dating Back To The 15th Century, Plaza Mayor Is A Major Public Space In The Heart Of Madrid, The Capital Of Spain
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#47 The Iwan Ceiling Of Fatima Masumeh Shrine In Iran
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#48 Villa Farnese, A 16th Century Pentagonal Renaissance Mansion Built On The Fortress Foundations In The Town Of Caprarola, Viterbo, Northern Lazio, Italy
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#49 A Rooftop Restaurant/Cafe In Chongqing, China
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#50 Habitat 67 In Montreal
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