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Mount Buffalo Chalet

Mount Buffalo, Australia

Mount Buffalo Chalet

A symbol of the early days of skiing in Australia

Lewes Town Clock

Lewes, Delaware

Lewes Town Clock

Designed to commemorate the founding of the first settlement in Delaware.

Chalmers Memorial Church

Port Seton, Scotland

Chalmers Memorial Church

The true beauty of this church is showcased in the hand-painted stencils across the ceiling.

Charles Leroux Memorial

Tallinn, Estonia

Charles Leroux Memorial

Dedicated to the untimely death of American balloonist and parachutist.

Cranston Street Armory

Providence, Rhode Island

Cranston Street Armory

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

Rising Sun Revolving Door

Yokohama, Japan

Rising Sun Revolving Door

At the time of its construction, this type of door was nearly unheard of.

The Indooroopilly Pillar.

Indooroopilly, Australia

Walter Taylor Bridge

The pillar of this bridge contains a small home and underneath, a ballroom.

An <em>aling-aling</em> is a half-wall opposite a gate that can keep spirits at bay.

How Homes in Bali Are Designed for Harmony—and to Keep Demons at Bay

All the subtle ways traditional dwellings offer spiritual security.

Ronan O'Connell October 6, 2022

Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn Black Angus Sculpture

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

Cirkelbroen (The Circle Bridge)

Our Favorite Wonders and Blunders of Urban Planning

Not all things go according to plan, for better or worse.

Jonathan Carey September 16, 2022

Eastlink Hotel - Callum Morton

Dandenong South, Australia

Hotel Eastlink

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at.

Sir Tatton Sykes's Monument

Driffield, England

Sir Tatton Sykes Monument

Dedicated to the 4th Baronet of Sledmere.

Fitzrovia Chapel

London, England

Fitzrovia Chapel

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.

San Sebastian Church

Manila, Philippines

San Sebastian Church

A church made of steel.

The Wave Statue

Newport, Rhode Island

'The Wave'

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

Trying to show the different types of symbolic jets.

Vienna, Austria

Hochstrahlbrunnen

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

'The Area With Ljubljana's Own Weather'

Ljubljana, Slovenia

'The Area With Ljubljana's Own Weather'

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

Ballycopeland Windmill

Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland

Ballycopeland Windmill

The last working windmill in Northern Ireland.