1 Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
This one's hard to beat. No only is the architecture exquisite, but the setting, the landscape, is breathtaking. Add the misty, hazy tropical climate, and the entire picture becomes otherworldly.
2 Wat Rong Khun, Chiang Rai, Thailand
I love this building
3 Milan Cathedral Duomo, Milan, Italy
4 Mont Saint-Michel Castle, Normandy, France
5 Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain
6 Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, Hauterives, France
7 Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
8 Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
9 Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
10 Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France
The Contenders
11 Fallingwater, Mill Run, Pennsylvania, USA
People seem to have a bias for very large buildings on this list small ones can still be very beautiful.
12 Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
13 Hotel de Soubise, Paris
14 Chrysler Building, New York, USA
15 Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia
16 1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal, Canada
17 World Trade Center, New York City, NY
This should be number one. The Twin Towers were the most beautiful buildings on the planet. It's so sad that they're gone and we're stuck with a lame one tower. They should have rebuild them so many people and future generations to see those beautiful and iconic towers again because they are the true symbols of America. Please Rebuild those Twin Towers.
18 Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea
19 Neuschwanstein Castle, Hohenschwangau, Germany
20 Bourges Cathedral, Bourges, France
21 Potala Palace, Xizang Zizhiqu, China
22 Vienna Opera House, Vienna, Austria
23 20 Fenchurch Street
I don't see why the old Walkie Talkie gets so much hate. It's lovely.
24 Gateway Tower Chicago, IL
Proposed, but looks beautiful, especially next to the water.
25 Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Simply beautiful like everything in Florence!