If asked to name a type of art, most folks might suggest a painting or maybe theater. Poetry and music might also come to mind. But if you stop and think about it, the buildings and monuments around us also have a lot of artistic qualities. Perhaps they were not made to be “art,” but, just like the applied arts, there is a lot of thought and creativity put into everything from churches to bridges.

We’ve gathered some beautiful examples of possibly lesser known architectural wonders from around the world. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts and personal examples in the comments section below.

#1 Stari Most “The Old Bridge”, Mostar, Bosnia And Herzegovina

Image credits: Ramirez

#2 Wat Rong Khun, Thailand

Image credits: DSwarthout

#3 Baalbek, Lebanon

Image credits: © Vyacheslav Argenberg

#4 Vizcaya Bridge, Spain

Image credits: Mikemod

#5 Trakai Castle, Lithuania

Image credits: Skelanard (Aleksandr Petukhov)

#6 Chand Baori, India

Image credits: Chetan

#7 Habitat-67, Montreal, Canada

Image credits: Sylvain Pastor

#8 Palace Of The Parliament Bucharest, Romania

Image credits: Jorge Franganillo

#9 Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran

Image credits: Ninara

#10 Urnes Stave Church, Norway

Image credits: Bjorn Erik Pedersen

#11 Meenakshi Amman Temple, India

Image credits: Viswa2625

#12 Amiens Cathedral, France

Image credits: Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas

#13 Derawar Fort, Pakistan

Image credits: Fassifarooq

#14 Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Cusco, Peru

Image credits: Apollo

#15 Miagao Church, Philippines

Image credits: Alienscream

#16 Grand Kasbah Of Ait Benhaddou, Morocco

Image credits: cliffwilliams

#17 Holy Trinity Column In Olomouc, Czechia

Image credits: Pudelek

#18 Litomysl Castle, Czechia

Image credits: Pudelek

#19 Yungang-Grottoes, China

Image credits: xiquinhosilva

#20 Tiebele Village, Burkina Faso

Image credits: Alexander Leisser

#21 Rila Monastery, Bulgaria

Image credits: Raggatt2000

#22 Mir Castle Complex, Belarus

Image credits: Alexxx1979

#23 Towers Of Bologna, Italy, 12th And 13th Century

Image credits: wikipedia

#24 Ruins Of The Tachara, Persepolis, Iran

Image credits: Following Hadrian

#25 Temples Valley, Sicily, Italy

Image credits: Ludvig14

#26 The Torii Gate At Itsukushima Shrine, Japan

Image credits: JordyMeow

#27 Centennial Hall In Wroclaw, Poland

Image credits: Jar.ciurus

#28 Castle Of The Teutonic Order In Malbork, Poland

Image credits: DerHexer; derivate work: Carschten

#29 Qasr Amra, Jordan

Image credits: Paul Mannix

#30 Castel Del Monte, Italy

Image credits: Berthold Werner

#31 Pont Du Gard, France

Image credits: Krzysztof Golik

#32 Bourges Cathedral, France

Image credits: Ymblanter

#33 Cordouan Lighthouse, France

Image credits: Selvejp

#34 Angkor, Cambodia

Image credits: Marcin Konsek / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

#35 The Pyramids Of Meroe, Sudan

Image credits: hansbirger

#36 The Louvre Castle, Paris, France, 1622 At The Time Of King Louis XIII

Image credits: Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer

#37 Great Mosque Of Djenne, Mali

Image credits: Baron Reznik

#38 Leshan Giant Buddha, China

Image credits: xiquinhosilva

#39 Ancient City Palmyra, Homs, Syria

Image credits: Bernard Gagnon

#40 Ziggurat At Ur Temple, Iraq

Image credits: jmcfall

#41 Kinderdijk, Netherlands

Image credits: Yannick HEINRICH (ArcturusM51)

#42 Ho Dynasty’s Citadel, Vietnam

Image credits: Nguyen Duc Loi

#43 My Son Sanctuary, Vietnam

Image credits: Chainwit.

#44 Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, USA

Image credits: John Fyfe

#45 Antequera Dolmens Site, Spain

Image credits: Effepi93

#46 Burgos Cathedral, Spain

Image credits: Jebulon

#47 Studenica Monastery, Serbia

Image credits: Mickey Mystique

#48 Ruins Of Andesite Sanctuaries And Solar Disk At Sarmizegetusa Regia, Romania

Image credits: Oroles

#49 Monastery Of Alcobaca, Portugal

Image credits: Alvesgaspar

#50 Monastery Of Batalha, Portugal

Image credits: Ingo Mehling

#51 Wartburg Castle In Eisenach, Germany

Image credits: A.Savin, Wikipedia

#52 Alwyn Court, New York, USA

Image credits: Theklan

#53 Fontenay Abbey, France

#54 Haghpat Monastery, Armenia

Image credits: Diego Delso, delso.photo, License CC BY-SA

#55 Roman Ruins Of Djemila, Algeria

Image credits: Alioueche Mokhtar

#56 1756 Old London Bridge, Longest Inhabited Bridge In Whole Europe

Image credits: Walter Thornbury

#57 The Cathedral Of Christ The Saviour, Ukraine

Image credits: wikimedia commons

#58 Great Wall Of India, Rajsamand District

Image credits: Varada Phadkay

#59 The Lion Gate, Hattusa, The Capital Of The Hittite Empire In The Late Bronze Age, Bogazkale, Turkey

Image credits: Following Hadrian

#60 Chateau De Peyrepertuse, France

Image credits: mclcbooks

#61 Monte Alban, Mexico

Image credits: Liliana Saeb

#62 Knossos, Greece

Image credits: Bernard Gagnon

#63 Borobudur, Java, Indonesia

Image credits: Jakub Hałun

#64 El Mirador La Danta Pyramidal Structure, Guatemala

Image credits: ggallice

#65 The Minaret Of Jam, Afghanistan

Image credits: AhmadElhan

#66 Tower Of Hercules, Spain

Image credits: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga)

#67 Bab Mecca, Old Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Image credits: Tahir mq

#68 Wooden Churches Of Maramures, Romania

Image credits: Rita Willaert

#69 Changnyeong Royal Graves, Korea

Image credits: Timothyvail

#70 Hwaseong Fortress, Korea

Image credits: Lance Vanlewen

#71 Sanctuary Of Bom Jesus Do Monte, Portugal

Image credits: John Samuel

#72 Anjar, Lebanon

Image credits: © Vyacheslav Argenberg / http://www.vascoplanet.com/

#73 Himeji-Jo Castle, Japan

Image credits: Bernard Gagnon

#74 Choghazanbil Ziggurat, Iran

Image credits: Alireza.heydear

#75 Maulbronn Monastery, Germany

Image credits: Elke Wetzig (Elya)

#76 Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, India

Image credits: Alaison bennny

#77 Gaitor Ki Chhatriyan, Jaipur, India

Image credits: Niharika Sharma

#78 Stoclet House, Belgium

Image credits: Busoni

#79 Panah Ali Khan’s Palace, Azerbaijan

Image credits: Golden

#80 Chand Baori, India

Image credits: Arpita Roy08

#81 Royal-Domain-Of Drottningholm, Sweden

Image credits: Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas

#82 Convent Of Christ In Tomar, Portugal

Image credits: Berthold Werner

#83 Fatehpur Sikri, India

Image credits: A.Savin, Wikipedia

#84 Longmen Grottoes, China

Image credits: xiquinhosilva

#85 Mycenae, Greece

Image credits: Berthold Werner

#86 Neue Elbbrücke Bridge, Hamburg

Image credits: Uwe Rohwedder

#87 Cristo Obrero Church, Uruguay

Image credits: Nicolas Barriola

#88 Timgad, Algeria

Image credits: Chrisi1964

#89 Chan Chan, Peru

Image credits: UNESCO

#90 The Round City Of Baghdad, Between 150 And 300 Ah

Image credits: William Muir

#91 Midas Monument, Turkey

Image credits: Zeynel Cebeci

#92 Mohenjo-Daro, Pakistan

Image credits: Saqib Qayyum

#93 Itchan Kala, Uzbekistan

Image credits: Bgag

#94 Convent Of St. John Mustair, Switzerland

Image credits: Wladyslaw Sojka

#95 Rohtas Fort, Pakistan

Image credits: Hussain Khalid

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