Architecture Hub

crystal stairs or protocol stairs of dolmabahce palace, istanbul.

inside the gilded corridors of the hermitage museum saint petersburg.

a riot of color in the heart of tehran. this is golestan palace the qajar dynasty’s royal complex famous for its haft rangi seven color tilework pointed arches and tall orsi style windows that blur the line between palace and persian carpet in architecture.

the waiting room at the trons kapell in stockholm designed by erik gunnar asplund in 1940.

this façade is basically a 3d tessellation. stacked balconies fold into sharp zigzags turning a simple apartment block into a study in shadow repetition and modular geometry. the white planes bounce light the orange recesses deepen the voids and the whole thing reads like origami in concrete.

old world opulence, hôtel solvay, brussels.

this is the queen victoria building qvb a grand late 19th century shopping arcade where iron trusses stained glass and a soaring central dome turn retail into theatre.

paris has a metro station that looks like a jules verne submarine. arts et métiers was redesigned in 1994 into a copper clad riveted steampunk capsule complete with portholes that hint at gears and inventions nodding to the nearby musée des arts et métiers.

this looks like a fortress… until you notice it’s a church. berlin’s kirche am hohenzollernplatz is a landmark of brick expressionism, built 1930–33 from dark clinker brick.

this giant umbrella is the "zontik" (umbrella) awning on bohdan khmelnytsky street in the kalininsky district of novosibirsk, russia often nicknamed a "monument to the umbrella" even though it’s essentially a playful, oversized door canopy.

prague castle, st. vitus cathedral. a gothic arch framing a wooden door "armored" in hand-forged iron scrolls, vines and a protective grille like medieval lace.

the spiral staircase, calabria.

not carved stone cast bronze. the monumental doors of florence cathedral’s main portal were made 1899–1903, filled with relief scenes from the life of the madonna, and set into the cathedral’s 19th-century neo-gothic façade (inaugurated 1887).

copper waves on toronto’s waterfront aqualuna at bayside by 3xn + kirkor architects stacks undulating terraces that echo lake ontario two 16-storey towers stepping back for maximum views.

Normal winter people skating on the ice in Stockholm today.

Normal winter people skating on the ice in Stockholm today.

a star shaped pilgrimage church in the czech countryside. built 1719–1722 by santini-aichel with "five" woven into the entire plan.

this looks unreal but it’s just winter in gdańsk.

inside amtsgericht mitte, berlin’s courthouse where the staircase feels like an art nouveau stage set.

this historic swimming hall in wrocław was built in 1897 and yes, the viewing gallery is open to everyone.

first thought when you see this?

a rare pewter witch door knocker.

the ca(t)able, designed by hong kong-based lycs architecture.

solvay house, brussels. a unesco listed art nouveau masterpiece by victor horta where marble, brass, and flowing ironwork turn a staircase into sculpture.

amazing tiled walls in porto, portugal.

cactus tower, copenhagen, denmark.

zaha hadid aarchitects leeza soho tower under construction as photographed by satoshi ohashi.

art nouveau in brussels at its finest. this 1902 ernest delune design in Ixelles (6 rue du lac) was the former studio, home of painter victor marchal (1863–1915), adorned with luminous stained glass by master glassmaker clas grüner sterner.

istanbul (1963)

it’s not every day you see a gigantic superyacht weaving through the narrow canals of the netherlands.

entrance of the brooklyn public library.