Architecture

One of the best collections of Byzantine art housed in a magnificent, 19th-century neoclassical home.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

A place of enchantment where stories of the past seem to come to life.

The Port of Yokohama’s customs headquarters building resembles a Moorish kasbah, complete with a minaret.

One of the best examples of Modernist religious architecture in Mexico City.

This cupola was once seen as an architectural disaster.

Now a retreat center for the faithful, it once provided training for clergy—but it began as a farm owned by a famed financier and his opera singer wife, who built a surprise in the backyard.

The oldest vestiges of Madrid found here, have been incorporated into this new museum.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.

An Antoni Gaudí masterpiece in Astorga.

This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid.

A historical house furnished with authentic pieces from the Victorian period.

This original castle in Kendal is 1,000 years old.

In the summer of 1957, a massive architectural exhibition showed off the future of urban living in this German neighborhood.