These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.

World's only telecommunication tower with a wooden pinnacle.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.