Architecture in Wales

One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world blends in perfectly with a medieval castle.

Britain's oldest permanent theatre designed and built for puppets.

A grand mansion in rural mid-Wales gifted to the Welsh people by two sisters.

This tower is all that remains of a once-famed chapel.

Also known as "Leicester's Folly," this almost cathedral was left unfinished and in ruins.

This ancient abbey now lies in majestic ruin behind a caravan park.

These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.

This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.

This ancient castle has been abandoned since the Edwardian conquest of Wales.

In a boatyard near Aberdyfi is a nautically inspired work of art.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.