Architecture

This strange pyramid is a unique feature of the Austrått Manor.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

An islet filled with wooden houses where the open sea meets a lagoon.

This small crenelated building was built by a British aristocrat who supported the American Revolution and may have named it in memory of a pivotal battle.

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

A Victorian marvel of engineering is now a 21st-century tourist attraction.

Built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, this location was used as a resting place for his troops.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

The oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse in Montgomery County, Maryland.

These seaside shelters once enjoyed by royalty remain a part of local history.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

This large, castle-like structure is hidden amid the mountains on the grounds of the Utah State Hospital.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.