Architecture

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

This fairytale-looking castle is a wonderful example of Greek neo-Gothic architecture

The history of this futuristic crypt-turned-temple is as curious as its facade.

A 16th-century castle unexpectedly nestled within a post-war housing development.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

This historic early-20th-century building still boasts some of its original features.

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

In Mexico, an abandoned Scottish-looking castle stands as a tribute to love.

This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

This unassuming shed was the stage for a monumental event in British history.

This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

This century-old painting of a portly 10-foot-tall man spent years hidden behind plaster.

These quaint cottages feature built-in signaling devices for fishermen.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.