Architecture

Student protesters used these bells as symbols of defiance in the early 1970s.

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

Seek out ‘The Devil’s Court’ in this concert venue located in a former monastery run by an order of Teutonic knights.

This Brutalist building was once the tallest in Romania.

The entrance hall of this old cultural institute is decorated with Azulejo artwork depicting Vasco da Gama’s journey to India.

After one of London's most iconic city gates was dismantled, it took a wealthy brewer and a larger movement to get it back.

Mexico City’s smallest church, designed as a miniature cathedral and visited mainly by robbers and prostitutes.

With a design inspired by the local cuesta rock formations, this museum serves as a gateway to Yilan’s history and geography.

A neo-Gothic church just steps away from the beach.

A historic Puebla estate featuring a striking castle.

This striking modernist mosque defies architectural conventions.

A German “baron” built this castle for his wife, but their romance was short-lived.

Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.

This feat of German engineering is one of the only elevators in the world following a curved path.