Architecture

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.

These sacred totem houses connect the Fatakulu people with the spirits of their ancestors.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

An intriguing antique iron Ferris wheel that most locals are sure was designed by Gustave Eiffel.

Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.

A German town is growing a building out of trees.

A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.

At this unusual park, domes, ladders, chairs, and more are made from trees.

A towering monument in Spain has proven to be more labor-intensive than initially planned.

A unique exhibit lets blind people experience famous works of art and architecture with their hands.

A kitschy Italian medieval-style castle incongruously located amidst one of the most historic towns in the Peruvian Amazon.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.