For this particular post we are showcasing and elaborating an article posted on
youramazingplaces.com. There are so many beautiful buildings scattered all around the world. It doesn't matter whether these buildings are old or newly created. For this post the featured buildings are mostly, palaces, museums and hotels. Enjoy the list guys!
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Building Name : Burj Al Arab
Burj Al Arab literally means Tower of the Arabs. It is a luxury hotel which is only the world's 7-star hotel found in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, although its rating is still disputed. Its height which is 1,053 feet is the fourth tallest hotel in the world. Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 920 feet and it is having a design that mimics the sail of a shape. Burj Al Arab was designed by architect Tom Wright of Atkins.
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Building Name : Wat Rong Khun
Wat Rong Khun is called by foreigners as the White Temple. This beautiful temple is located in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The temple building is a contemporary unconventional Buddhist temple. Chalermchai Kositpipat designed Wat Rong Khun in year 1997.
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Building Name : Harmandir Sahib
Harmandir Sahib literally means The Temple of God. It is also called Golden Temple. It is a prominent Sikh Gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India built by the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan, in the 16th century. Harmandir Sahib is considered holy by Sikhs. The building was originally built in 1574.
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Building Name : Paro Taktsang
Paro Taktsang is also called as Tiger’s Nest Monastery. It is more popularly known as Taktsang Palphug Monastery. This building is a Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple complex, located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley, Bhutan. Taksang is a Tibetan word which means "tiger's lair".
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Building Name : Sagrada Família
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Sagrada Família also Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família. Its equivalent English name is Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family. This building is a large Roman Catholic church. It is located in Barcelona, Spain. Sagrada Família was designed by by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí on 1852 to 1926.
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Building Name : Gresham Palace
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Gresham Palace is also known and called as Gresham-palota is located in Budapest, Hungary. It was completed in year 1906. This palace building is now owned by an Irish company, Quinlan Private, and managed by Four Seasons Hotels. This palace is an example of Art Nouveau architecture.
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Building Name : The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art was designed by Kansas City architects Wight and Wight is a museum in Kansas City, Missouri. It is popular for its neoclassical architecture and extensive collection of Asian art. Time Magazine ranked the building museum as number 1 for the Top 10 Best The 10 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels in year 2007.
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Building Name : Mont St. Michel
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Mont Saint-Michel is also called in English as Saint Michael's Mount. It is an island commune located in Normandy, France used in the sixth and seventh centuries for Gallo-Roman culture and power. it is considered to be one of France's most recognisable landmarks and its bay is listed on UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
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Building Name : Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace is a summer residence of the Russian tsars. It is a Rococo palace. The word Rococo is seen as a combination of the French rocaille, meaning stone, and coquilles, meaning shell, due to reliance on these objects as motifs of decoration. It is located in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), Petersburg, Russia.
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Building Name : Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
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| Image by Michiel van Raaij |
Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision is providing the access to 70 percent of the Dutch audio-visual heritage. All in all there are about 800,000 hours of television, radio, music and film. It is considered as the largest audiovisual archives in Europe and also considered as business archive of the national broadcasting corporations. Sound and Vision is also an experienced partner in European funded research projects.
That's the top 10 most beautiful buildings in the world today. There are some buildings that are not included for this list and you can comment them below if you want too. Thanks!
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