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U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado

Cadet Chapel

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Badshahi Mosque
Lahore, Pakistan

Badshahi Mosque

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.
(Flickr/Turismo de Sevilla)
Seville, Spain

Metropol Parasol

The world's largest wooden structure.
(Flickr/rwoan)
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.
View of the village and some of the terraced fields (Wikimedia Commons)
Shaharah, Yemen

Shaharah

One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.
Bidah Valley, Saudi Arabia

Thee Ain Ancient Village

Village of slate houses, built on a white marble outcrop.
(Flickr / le1parrain)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Yas Island Hotel

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.
Qasr al Hajj, Libya

Qasr al-Haj

A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.
View at one of the pathways of the cemetery (Looklex / Tore Kjeilen)
El-Saf, Egypt

City of the Dead

An endless sea of white conical domes.
The conical domes of the mosque (Looklex / Tore Kjeilen)
Ajdabiya, Libya

Atiq Mosque

Early Islamic mosque with several strange conical domes.
View of the resort (Wiki Commons)
Pakistan

Shangri-La Lake

The place that allegedly inspired James Hilton's depiction of Shangri-La.
The suspended entrance to the minaret (Commons Wikimedia)
Kyrgyzstan

Burana Tower

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.
A view of the 22-mile Walk of Health in the Kopet Dag mountains.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

The Walk of Health

This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.
View of the Cable Car from below (Wikimedia Commons)
Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Jounieh Cable Car

An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.
Inside the entertainment complex
Astana, Kazakhstan

Khan Shatyr

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.
Sacra di San Michele
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, Italy

Sacra di San Michele

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."
Burg Eltz in the fog
Wierschem, Germany

Eltz Castle - Burg Eltz

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Olvera, Spain

Olvera Castle - Castillo de Olvera

Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.