The Greek Orthodox Church
Greek orthodox church
City-temple, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Angkor Wat

This city-temple — so is translated the name — is the greatest religious building in the world. The building has been constructed during the period about 1112-52 in honour of a Buddhist deity. The central tower in height of 55 metres is surrounded by stone galleries (length of 800 metres) and frescos on religious themes.

Oscar Niemeyer Museum, Curitiba, Brazil

Oscar Niemeyer Museum

Oscar Niemeyer — one of the most remarkable characters in modern world architecture.
Oscar was the pioneer in research of possibilities of concrete. Forms of the buildings constructed under the guidance of the talented architect — are so dynamical and twisting, sensual, that many admirers consider the master more than the architect — the sculptor who was engaged not in construction of buildings, and as a moulding of monuments.

Harmless houses, the Wales, England

Harmless houses

Puzzling World Lake Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand

Puzzling World

In new Zealand, for additional entertainment of tourists, have constructed here such house — Stuart Landsborough’s Puzzling World.

In 1973 the building has been constructed simply for entertainment, but after have decided "to apply kindly in an economy". Here have made cafe where to visitors suggest to collect a puzzle, there are rooms with optical illusions and other entertaining thingummies.
Upside Down House, Szymbark, Poland

Upside Down House

It is the house the Polish businessman and philanthropist Daniel Czapiewski has constructed.

This original architectural resume of an epoch of communism and a real condition of the world.

Many tourists, coming to look sight, complain, on an easy nausea and dizziness even after several minutes of standing near to this object.

Experience Music Project, Seattle, America

Experience Music Project

Centre Paul Allen founder (the founder of company Microsoft). It's a museum of musical history in which the museum of a science and glory halls also is located.

The architect of project Frank Gehry. Under the guidance of the architect are constructed: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Gehry Tower.

© 2009 - 2012 «Architectural Art»