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Blenheim Palace
The main building, or principal block, is rectangular in shape and flanked by two courtyards–the east and west courts, respectively. Together, all three blocks make up the “Great Court”. The structure is built in the English Baroque style. Guests may…
Old Wardour Grotto
The grotto at the Old Wardour Castle is of a unique structure. It contains natural shapes to it, with the stone seeming as if it is melting off. The grotto has various entrances, windows, and holes that uncover the inside of the structure. The grotto…
Central Cathedral Mosque of Dushanbe
The Central Cathedral Mosque of Dushanbe features a large national mosque complex with its central dome and tall minarets, and spacious courtyard design, which leads visitors from the surrounding urban district to the ceremonial space. The mosque…
Haji Yakoub Mosque, Dushanbe
The Haji Yakoub Mosque in Dushanbe features a modern mosque complex, which includes a central prayer hall with pointed arched windows and a prominent dome and tall minarets that create its distinctive urban shape. The building exterior features stone…
Alexandria Bibliotheca
The Bibliotheca Alexandria is a multifunctional cultural and educational complex that is located in Alexandria, Egypt. The building spans 160 meters in diameter and is 32 meters tall, and it extends 12 meters underground. An open plaza and a pool…
Jewel Changi Airport
The Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore appears to resemble a glass donut. With its circular layout, this glass structure spans 10 stories and covers 1.4 million square feet. The Jewel, from the outside, has a concave roof. Inside the building, the…
Shinjuku Ruriko-in Byakurenge-do
Shinjuku Rurikoin Byakurengedo is a new-age Buddhist temple designed by architect Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama. The structure takes a cubic form with rounded edges and sporadic windows. It does not follow common Buddhist architectural principles. The…
Prambanan Temple Compounds
A massive elevated stone square sits at the center of this compound as foundation. A gate building sits in the middle of each side of the square. In the middle is a large stone structure with a decorated facet and pointed roof reaching 47 metres out…
Temple of Kalabsha
The Kalabsha Temple is a large, sandstone complex that was once located at Bab la-Kalabsha, but was relocated in the 1960s to Aswan, Egypt. The temple is built on elevated ground and surrounded by high walls near Lake Nasser. The main entry point is…