Architecture

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

In the mid-19th century, an eight-sided house was the latest fad.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.