city palace, jaipur, india.

deep inside the historic bazaar of kashan, iran.

the library of the national assembly, paris.

narai-juku, nagano, japan.

the scala elicoidale, built by giuseppe momo in 1932, is often called the modern bramante staircase.

the lion of lucerne, the saddest stone in the world, is located in lucerne, switzerland. it was designed by bertel thorvaldsen and hewn in 1821 by lukas ahorn.

golden autumn in hamburg, germany.

riga holds one of the world’s richest art nouveau collections.

bern minster, switzerland’s tallest cathedral rising above the old town with the bernese alps on the horizon.

one word for this bathroom sink?

hidden in the villages of akseki and ibradi in antalya, the traditional button houses are one of the most unique examples of local architecture. their walls were built from stone, while strong cedar wood beams were placed across them, sticking out like rows of buttons giving the houses their name.

a carved wooden gate. olympos village, karpathos, greece.

an art nouveau masterpiece built in 1904 by architect alfredo campanini, italy.

the sculpture house designed by jacques couëlle, france (1962)

markgräfliches opernhaus in bayreuth, germany.

antique peacock door handle, munich, germany.

castle turelbaach, luxembourg.

art deco door at battersea power station, london, 1935.

galleria vittorio emanuele II, milan’s 19th century iron and glass “living room” (1865–77) by giuseppe mengoni, linking piazza del duomo to la scala.

maschen, germany more than just a town, its one of europes key railway hubs. located in llower saxony, maschen connects major cities like berlin, hamburg, bremen and hanover via high-speed and regional lines. with services from deutsche bahn and metronom, this junction keeps northern germany moving.

one of the best bathroom sign I’ve ever seen!

an air well is a structure that collects water by promoting the condensation of moisture from air.

the ge building in nyc, one of the finest art deco skyscrapers in the world, built 1931. the gothic tracery at the top is meant to evoke electricity and radio waves!

at first glance it looks like a normal swimming pool, but you’re only seeing about 10 cm (4 in) of water resting on thick glass. under that glass is an aquamarine "pool room" that visitors can walk into, so people above see them as if they’re underwater.

these stairs where you have to hug the wall or sprain ur ankle.

a japanese manga artist’s house in tokyo, japan.

soviet bus station.

château de fontainebleau, paris.

bridge in the netherlands. the slauerhoffbrug is a fully automatic bascule bridge in the city of leeuwarden in the netherlands.

engraved with the name "kurech pál" and dated 1925 in budapest, this intricately crafted metal door handle showcases remarkable attention to detail and design.

which flooring goes best with the cabinets & countertop?

an extraordinary spiral staircase from steven harris architect's boston home project.

opened in 1905 and designed by architect louis delacenserie, antwerp central is often called the "railway cathedral" thanks to its soaring dome and lavish interior.

life before autocad.

sunrise kempinski hotel, beijing, vhina.

kaiser wilhelm II's water closet at his home in exile, doorn manor in the netherlands.

galleria sciarra, rome, italy.

suitsupply hq, amsterdam, the netherlands.

the hotel room’s number is displayed 4 times.

above interlaken in switzerland.

why?

japanese sanitation man hole covers are beautiful.

"the swimmers" bathroom floor mosaic tiles by french atelier suzanne manufacture.

cologne central mosque (2017) by paul böhm. sculptural reinforced concrete and glass: six sweeping shells close into a flower-bud dome (~36.5 m) pierced by a vertical glass seam, flanked by two 55 m minarets.

2,000 year old qaṣr al-farīd, saudi arabia.

this enormous french flag, measuring about 16 × 8 meters once flew aboard le généreux, a french ship captured by the british fleet in 1800 during the napoleonic wars.

forest tower, camp adventure park, denmark.

500-year old stained glass windows at king’s college chapel, uk.

art deco escalator terminals at penn station, manhattan.

"hell's mouth" fireplace is an example of art nouveau ironwork, designed by josep pascó for the house of catalan painter ramón casas in barcelona, 1902.