Inspiring Architectural Landmarks around the World

1. Inspiring Architectural
Landmarks around the
World
LUISA DE ROO

2. Inspiring Architectural Landmarks
around the World
 Possessing more than three decades of interior architecture and design
experience, Luisa De Roo serves as the president and owner of Luisa De
Roo Interior Architecture, Inc., an MBE/WBE/SDB company based in
Woodstock, Illinois. When she’s not busy with work, Ms. De Roo enjoys
traveling around the world and visiting architectural landmarks.

3. Inspiring Architectural Landmarks
around the World
 Architectural landmarks that showcase a variety of cultures and identities
proliferate throughout the world. Following are just a few examples of
famous architectural landmarks:

4. Inspiring Architectural Landmarks
around the World
 -- Located in Barcelona, Spain, and designed in 1882 by Antoni Gaudi, La
Sagrada Familia has a highly unique look to it. The church was left
unfinished when Gaudi died in 1926, but his work was continued. The
church now has an expected completion date of 2026.

5. Inspiring Architectural Landmarks
around the World
 -- A residential complex in Germany, Waldspirale was designed by
Friedensreich Hundertwasser with the goal of avoiding straight lines.
Translated as “forest spiral,” the building has as many trees as people,
many of which are on the roof.

6. Inspiring Architectural Landmarks
around the World
 -- Designed by Piet Blom in the 1970s, The Cubic Houses, also known as the
Kubuswoningen, are Netherland homes that take the more conventional
design of a home and balance it at a 45-degree angle atop a hexagon
pylon. One house is reserved as a museum for visitors.

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around the World
 -- Built between 1572 and 1585 by Jalal’ud-Din Muhammad Akbar in India,
Fatehpur Sikri Palace showcases a new Mughal style. The building was
carefully planned to combine a mixture of Persian, Hindu, and Indo-Muslim
designs in its various forms.