28 incredible architectural mysteries explained
Georgia Marsh
15 August 2024
How did these enigmatic buildings come to be?
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Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Skara Brae, Orkney, UK
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Skara Brae, Orkney, UK
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Rock-cut buildings, Petra, Jordan
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Rock-cut buildings, Petra, Jordan
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Bruder Klaus Field Chapel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Bruder Klaus Field Chapel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Waqra Pukará, Cusco, Peru
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Waqra Pukará, Cusco, Peru
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Derinkuyu, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Derinkuyu, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Georgia Guidestones, Georgia, USA
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Georgia Guidestones, Georgia, USA
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Witches' stairs, New England, USA
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Witches' stairs, New England, USA
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Priest hole, Worcestershire, UK
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Priest holes, Warwickshire, UK
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Manhole, Wiesbaden, Germany
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Manhole, Wiesbaden, Germany
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Egyptian pyramids, Giza, Egypt
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Egyptian pyramids, Giza, Egypt
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Drina River House, Bajina Basta, Serbia
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Drina River House, Bajina Basta, Serbia
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Göbekli Tepe, Örencik, Turkey
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Göbekli Tepe, Örencik, Turkey
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Sacsayhuamán, Cusco, Peru
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Sacsayhuamán, Cusco, Peru
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Witch windows, Vermont, USA
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Witch windows, Vermont, USA
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Katskhi Pillar, Imereti, Georgia
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Katskhi Pillar, Imereti, Georgia
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Puma Punku, Tiwanaku, Bolivia
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Puma Punku, Tiwanaku, Bolivia
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Normanton Church, Rutland, UK
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Normanton Church, Rutland, UK
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Tiny hidden houses, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Tiny hidden houses, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Yonaguni Monument, Yonaguni, Japan
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Yonaguni Monument, Yonaguni, Japan
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Longaberger Basket Building, Ohio, USA
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Longaberger Basket Building, Ohio, USA
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Brunelleschi's dome, Florence, Italy
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Brunelleschi's dome, Florence, Italy
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Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru
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Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru
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Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK
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Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK
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Winchester Mystery House, California, USA
Winchester Mystery House
Winchester Mystery House, California, USA
Winchester Mystery House
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Temple of Zeus, Athens, Greece
Dimitrios Constantinou / Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Temple of Zeus, Athens, Greece
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Floating buildings, Venice, Italy
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Floating buildings, Venice, Italy
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