Car Park in Zwolle designed by Dok architecten 🇳🇱 > This eye-catching car park in Zwolle has its own distinctive look, inspired by a voyage along Silk Road through Central Asia > The masonry has five different patterns, which are magically accentuated by spotlights after sunset

El Gouna Conference & Culture Center 🇪🇬 > Dgn'd by Studio Seilern Architects, total 30k sqm footprint of project is composed of 3 parts: the plaza, the concert hall & the conference center > The entire project is to be completed by 2023 it'll be one of the Egypt’s rising stars

Hill of the Buddha, Sapporo 🇯🇵 > Designed in 2015 by Ar. Tadao Ando, this is a monumentally scaled land art & architecture approachable on foot through a prayer hall, tunnels, & walkways > In the summer, the hill is covered with purple flowers; in the winter, mostly snow.

Harbin Opera House, Harbin🇨🇳 > Built in 850k sq ft, the Architects wanted bldg to look like an organic outgrowth of landscape but in a rather sci-fi way > It rises from the watery site like overgrown artificial sea shells most of the year, but virtually disappears when it snows

House in Marrakech 🇲🇦 > This Marrakech home is inspired by Granada's Moorish Palace > It has 5,541 sqm of living space, 3 swimming pools, 2 ponds, 7 gardens, 63 marble fountains, 6 wells, fireplaces in every room, underfloor heating, air conditioning & Jacuzzi

Blue Mosque, Istanbul 🇹🇷 > The Blue Mosque is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul > It was constructed b/w 1609 & 1616 during rule of Ahmed I & attracts large numbers of tourist visitors > It's included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1985

Notre-Dame, Paris 🇫🇷 > Notre-Dame is a medieval Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary > It's considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture > Construction of the cathedral began in 1163 under Bishop Maurice de Sully & was completed by 1260

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai 🇮🇳 > A historic railway terminus & UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, India > Terminus was designed by British born architectural engineer Frederick William Stevens in an exuberant Italian Gothic style in 1887

Hotel Ukraina, Moscow 🇷🇺 > Hotel Ukraina is a 5-star luxury hotel in the city Centre of Moscow on bend of Moskva River > It stands 206 meters high & is the tallest hotel in Russia & Europe > It is a Radisson Collection hotel, managed by the Rezidor Hotel Group

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 > The largest mosque in country, it's key place of worship for daily prayers, located in capital city of UAE, Abu Dhabi > Main axis of bldg. is rotated about 12° south of true west, aligning it in direction of Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia