Interesting Architectural Structures

Architecture of Gaudi,
Spain.

The son of a coppersmith, Antonio Gaudi was born in Reus, Spain in 1852.

Over the course of his career, Gaudi developed a sensuous, curving, almost surreal design style which established him as the innovative leader of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement.

Although categorized with the Art Nouveau, Gaudi created an entirely original style. He died in Barcelona in 1926.

Another interesting building by Gaudi

Casa Battlo,
Gaudi

Great work everyone. I am really catching up on my world architecture. Please keep it going.

Gisele

Glad that you are enjoying this thread Gisele.
We like it also. Keeps us informed about world architecture.

Here is a little house in an African village.

This is quite a different architectural structure in Africa.

Office building

A quite different building in South Africa

I found another interesting structure to add to Africa in Dogon county.

Now we come to Monaco and a completely different architecture.

The Royal Palace, Monaco, home of Prince Rainier III, the ruler of the principality.

The Potala
Lhasa, Tibet, China

For centuries the Potala was the abode of the Dalai Lamas.It is the highest building in one of the highest cities in the world.

The Registan
Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Registan is the most imposing complex of Central Asia and one of most beautiful of Islam. Its name of "sand square" does not evoke unfortunately the magnificence of architecture. The first medersa (Ulug beg) was built from 1417 to 1420.

The Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem, Israel

The Dome of the Rock is an atypical Islamic religious structure.It was built in 684 by an unknown architect.

From: 'Wonders of the World'

Gripsholms Castle
Sweden

The shores of Lake Mälaren, in the small town of Mariefred, beautifully locate this 14th century castle.

Here is a beautiful building in Tashkent

Persia

Persia's greatest contribution to ornament, gloriously colored enameled tile, faces the dome and stalactite portal of Shaykh Lutf Allah Mosque, built in the early 1600s on Isfahan's vast royal plaza.

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
The Kaufmann Conservation on Bear Run

Fallingwater, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most widely acclaimed works, was designed in 1936 for the family of Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann.

The key to the setting of the house is the waterfall over which it is built. The falls had been a focal point of the Kaufmann's activities, and the family had indicated the area around the falls as the location for a home. They were unprepared for Wright's suggestion that the house rise over the waterfall, rather than face it. But the architect's original scheme was adopted almost without change.

I am going back in time a bit but I wanted to post some interesting ruins

Melrose Abbey, Scotland

The original site of the Abbey was 4 miles down the River Tweed, just below Scott's View. Founded by St Aidan in about A.D. 660,

Rosslyn Chapel , Scotland

Rosslyn Chapel is touted as being one of the most mysterious places in Scotland, especially with the current gloat of books purporting to show how hidden secrets lurk within every crack of stone at this venerated place. Anybody who has ever visited the chapel may feel that it deserves its current status, and I must confess the atmosphere even on a busy day is something to be experienced. The exquisite carvings are some of the best in the whole of Europe, and portray scenes not found in any other 15th century chapel. It has become a kind of Mecca to those interested in the mysteries of life, and contains many carvings relevant to biblical, masonic, pagan and Knights Templar themes.

Fabulous thread.
Thank you everyone.

Gisele

Here is a picture taken in Prague

This is in Brugge, Belgium

Now I will add a modern piece of architecture in Switzerland

Oberammergau, Bavaria

City Hall
London, England

City Hall is home to the Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the GLA, who in July 2002 became tenants of this striking rounded glass building on the south bank of the Thames near Tower Bridge.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Beautiful arches

The Swiss Re Tower is one of the most outstanding and talked about additions to the London skyline.

The Burj Al Arab Hotel,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Tjibaou Cultural Center,
Noumea, New Caledonia

Half painted buildings in Argentina

Santiago, Chile

Wow Some of these images are awesome.

Here is a shopping mall in Dublin, Ireland

Galleria Vittorio Emanuelle
Milano, Italy

Photo: Richard Bryant

The Guggenheim Museum
New York, USA

Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright

From: Wonders of the World

Milwaukee Art Museum,
Milwaukee, USA

Architect: Eero Saarinen

From: Wonders of the World

New Public Library,
Tallinn, Estonia

A modern architecture in Brazil

Modern architecture in Mexico, Guanajuato

Thank you everyone for posting. All the images are truly very interesting.

Sincerely,
Gisele

I could not resist to post this little Hamish house in Alabama, USA.