Top Ten Most Beautiful Buildings
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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.
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Wat Rong Khun, Chiang Rai, Thailand
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Milan Cathedral Duomo, Milan, Italy
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Mont Saint-Michel Castle, Normandy, France
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Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain
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Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, Hauterives, France
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Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
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Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
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Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris, France
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Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France
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Chrysler Building, New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
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Hôtel de Soubise, Paris, France
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Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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World Trade Center, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Hohenschwangau, Bavaria, Germany
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Bourges Cathedral, Bourges, France
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Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
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Vienna Opera House, Vienna, Austria
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20 Fenchurch Street, London, England, UK
I don't see why the old Walkie Talkie gets so much hate. It's lovely.
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Gateway Tower, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Proposed, but looks beautiful, especially next to the water.
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Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy
Simply beautiful like everything in Florence!
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The Shard, London, England, UK