Amalienburg Pavilion HUNTING LODGE MUNICH, GERMANY
FRANCOIS CUVILLIES One of the gems of the European rococo style, the Amalienburg Pavilion was built by the ruler of Bavaria, Elector Karl Albrecht, as a hunting lodge for …
Category: Great Buildings
Blenheim Palace WOODSTOCK, UK
JOHN VANBRUGH Buildings a stable block and a kitchen wing-each laid out around its own courtyard and each larger than many country houses. The style used by Vanbrugh for …
Melk Abbey MONASTERY MELK, AUSTRIA
JAKOB PRANDTAUER From its elevated position on a rocky outcrop the great Benedictine abbey of Melk towers over the Danube in Lower Austria. Founded in the 11th century, it …
Palace of Versailles PARIS, FRANCE
LOUIS LE VAU & JULES HARDOUIN-MANSART One of the world’s largest and most magnificent palaces, Versailles was built for Louis XIV by two of the country’s most prominent architects, …
Neuschwanstein CASTLE BAVARIA, GERMANY
EDUARD RIEDEL High on a crag near the village of Hohenschwangau in southwest Bavaria lies the fairy-tale castle of Neuschwanstein. It was built in the late 19th century for …
Chrysler Buildin OFFICE BLOCK NEW YORK CITY, USA
WILLIAM VAN ALEN The world’s tallest tower at the time it was built, the Chrysler Building-commissioned by Chrysler to be their headquarters-is one of the most strikingly theatrical skyscrapers …
Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre MUSEUM NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA, SOUTH PACIFIC
RENZO PIANO Ten tall, shell-like structures made of upright wooden staves rise up from the trees of the Tinu Peninsula on Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia. …
Guggenheim Museum BILBAO, SPAIN
FRANK GEHRY The undulating, reflective forms of the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, make it one of the most famous buildings of recent decades. The museum was designed by California-based architect …