Architecture

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.

This architectural oddity is an oasis of green on the outskirts of Valencia.

This exceptional home was a 32-year labor of love by a man determined to build his wife the most beautiful stone house in the world.

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.

A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.