Renaissance
19 buildings
Taj Mahal
Built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Over 20,000 workers took 22 ...
Machu Picchu
Built at 7,970 feet above sea level. Over 150 buildings including temples, sanctuaries, an...
Potala Palace
Over 1,000 rooms spread across 13 stories. Rises 384 feet above the Lhasa valley. Built by...
Forbidden City
The largest palace complex in the world at 178 acres. 980 buildings with 8,700 rooms. Took...
Palace of Versailles
Over 700 rooms, 2,153 windows, and 1,200 fireplaces. The Hall of Mirrors has 357 mirrors. ...
Taj Mahal detail
See Taj Mahal main entry....
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
One of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World. 260 feet tall with 9 stories. Covered in w...
Mont Saint-Michel
A tidal island that is cut off at high tide. Over 3 million visitors annually. The tides c...
Himeji Castle
Known as the White Heron Castle. The largest castle in Japan. Never destroyed by war, eart...
Chateau de Chambord
The largest chateau in the Loire Valley with 426 rooms. Francis I commissioned it as a hun...
Topkapi Palace
The primary residence of Ottoman sultans for 400 years. Over 400,000 square meters. Houses...
Wat Phra Kaew
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Thailands most sacred site. The Emerald Buddha is actual...
Temple of Heaven
Where Ming and Qing emperors prayed for good harvests. The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest...
Hawa Mahal
The Palace of Winds in Jaipur. A five story facade pierced with 953 latticed windows. Buil...
St Peters Basilica
The largest church in the world. Built over the traditional tomb of Saint Peter. Michelang...
Florence Cathedral
Crowned by the first great dome built since ancient Rome. Brunelleschi invented a double s...
St Basils Cathedral
The iconic cathedral at the head of Red Square. Built by Ivan the Terrible to mark the cap...
Hermitage Museum
One of the largest and oldest museums in the world. Founded by Catherine the Great in 1764...
Louvre Museum
The most visited museum in the world. A royal palace for over three centuries before the R...