Architectural Masterpiece Rankings
Fifty of the most iconic and celebrated architectural works from ancient times to the present.
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🌍 World Ranking
▲ Top 5
#1
The Colosseum - Rome, Italy (70–80 AD)
+5
#2
The Parthenon - Athens, Greece (447–432 BC)
+4
#3
Taj Mahal - Agra, India (1653)
+3
#4
The Forbidden City - Beijing, China (1420)
+2
#5
St. Peter's Basilica - Vatican City (1626)
+1
▼ Bottom 5
#1
Farnsworth House - Plano, Illinois (1951)
-5
#2
The Shard - London, UK (2012)
-4
#3
Kimbell Art Museum - Fort Worth, Texas (1972)
-3
#4
CCTV Headquarters - Beijing, China (2012)
-2
#5
Neuschwanstein Castle - Bavaria, Germany (1886)
-1
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The Colosseum - Rome, Italy (70–80 AD)+5
The Parthenon - Athens, Greece (447–432 BC)+4
Taj Mahal - Agra, India (1653)+3
The Forbidden City - Beijing, China (1420)+2
St. Peter's Basilica - Vatican City (1626)+1
The Pantheon - Rome, Italy (125 AD)—
Hagia Sophia - Istanbul, Turkey (537 AD)—
Notre-Dame de Paris - Paris, France (1163–1345)—
Sagrada Família - Barcelona, Spain (1882–present)—
Fallingwater - Mill Run, Pennsylvania (1939)—
Sydney Opera House - Sydney, Australia (1973)—
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao - Bilbao, Spain (1997)—
Empire State Building - New York City, USA (1931)—
Eiffel Tower - Paris, France (1889)—
Château de Versailles - Versailles, France (1682)—
The Alhambra - Granada, Spain (1238–1358)—
Angkor Wat - Siem Reap, Cambodia (12th century)—
The Great Pyramid of Giza - Giza, Egypt (c. 2560 BC)—
Machu Picchu - Cusco Region, Peru (15th century)—
Château Frontenac - Quebec City, Canada (1893)—
Florence Cathedral (Duomo) - Florence, Italy (1436)—
The Louvre - Paris, France (1793 as museum)—
Seagram Building - New York City, USA (1958)—
Barcelona Pavilion - Barcelona, Spain (1929)—
Ronchamp Chapel - Ronchamp, France (1955)—
TWA Flight Center - New York City, USA (1962)—
John Hancock Center - Chicago, USA (1969)—
Pompidou Centre - Paris, France (1977)—
Burj Khalifa - Dubai, UAE (2010)—
Lotus Temple - New Delhi, India (1986)—
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - New York City, USA (1959)—
Jewish Museum Berlin - Berlin, Germany (2001)—
National Museum of Roman Art - Mérida, Spain (1986)—
East Building, National Gallery of Art - Washington D.C. (1978)—
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts - Cambridge, USA (1963)—
Unite d'Habitation - Marseille, France (1952)—
Nakagin Capsule Tower - Tokyo, Japan (1972)—
Crystal Palace - London, UK (1851)—
Red House - Bexleyheath, UK (1860)—
Casa Batlló - Barcelona, Spain (1906)—
Palais Bulles - Théoule-sur-Mer, France (1989)—
Pompei Ruins - Pompeii, Italy (c. 6th century BC–79 AD)—
Tikal Temple I - Petén, Guatemala (c. 700 AD)—
Brasília Cathedral - Brasília, Brazil (1970)—
Neuschwanstein Castle - Bavaria, Germany (1886)-1
CCTV Headquarters - Beijing, China (2012)-2
Kimbell Art Museum - Fort Worth, Texas (1972)-3
The Shard - London, UK (2012)-4
Farnsworth House - Plano, Illinois (1951)-5