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A modern-day pagoda standing at 420.5 meters tall in Shanghai. Jin Mao Tower is a commercial skyscraper built by architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The building, constructed primarily of steel, concrete, and glass, is a contemporary play…

The Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore appears to resemble a glass donut. With its circular layout, this glass structure spans 10 stories and covers 1.4 million square feet. The Jewel, from the outside, has a concave roof. Inside the building, the…

Jawahar Kala Kendra is an art center. It takes the shape of the Navagraha mandala.

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine is located on Miyajima Island, partially elevated over the water on wooden stilts. Its design is axial, comprising long, covered corridors which connect to the world-famous “floating” torii gate in the bay.…

A two part garden that was combined into a larger display of "borrowed scenery", which means recreating the scenery around the garden inside. Neiraku Museum sits in the middle of the garden.

The Iron Pagoda is an eleventh-century structure located in Youguo, a Song Dynasty Buddhist temple complex. The complex originally included a large wooden pagoda, the predecessor to the Iron Pagoda. Built by Yu Hao, the wooden pagoda would perish in…

House R2 (Tang R2) is an elite Roman domus in the Roman City of Emporiae, located near the forum. The building shows four major construction phases, which can be clearly understood through its plan and surviving architectural features. By comparing…