European country with the most beautiful architecture?

[Sikeliot]

Multiple choice. :)

[Nurzat]

moldova haha

[Sikeliot]

I honestly think France is full of beautiful architecture.. I love the Gothic style churches in particular.

[Nurzat]

I honestly think France is full of beautiful architecture.. I love the Gothic style churches in particular.

and the cemeteries across the mediterranean

[Arne]

Iceland
Germany
Denmark
Luxemburg
Slovakia
Montenegro
Luxemburg
Switzerland

[Sikeliot]

And if anyone has examples, feel free to post :)

[Comte Arnau]

In terms of quantity and diversity, the podium is clearly Latin: IBERIA + ITALY + FRANCE.

Coincidentally, UNESCO World Heritage Sites agrees with my opinion. ;)

[Sikeliot]

In terms of quantity and diversity, the podium is clearly Latin: IBERIA + ITALY + FRANCE.

Coincidentally, UNESCO World Heritage Sites agrees with my opinion. ;)

I agree. Also Switzerland, Austria, and Germany (which, with Iberia, France, and Italy were my choices).

I happen to find Gothic architecture to be the most beautiful.. anyone with me on this? ;)

[Nurzat]

moldavian adobe houses are the best

[Comte Arnau]

Saint Peterburg, Prague and Budapest should also rank high.

[Sikeliot]

I forgot about Prague. I agree.

[gandalf]

The richess country for architecture is France , everyboby knows it .

A lot off variety in our traditional houses ,
along the regions , for adaptation with the human activity
and the local ressources in buiding materials .

Plus the neibourhood of so many different countries
make us having at the borders their influences .
Dutch in the north , German in the east , West-Brits in the west ,
Spanish or Italian maybe as well , but it is less obvious for those two .

Plus all the churches , castles , cathedrals from all style , roman gothic ...

Sometime I wonder who were those giants who builded those wonders
that we are incapable of doing anymore .

[Raikaswinþs]

In this specific aspect is TRULY hard to compete with Spain and Italy. Even when there are glorious architercture all over Europe, Spain and Italy have the most world heritage sites in the world.

[Rouxinol]

And if anyone has examples, feel free to post :)

I'm posting the architectural landmarks classified as World Heritage in Portugal (9 out of 13) as of now.

http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0206_0001-500-365-20091001205630.jpg
Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores

http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0265_0001-375-500-20090424164036.jpg
Convent of Christ in Tomar

http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0723_0004-500-375-20090424182852.jpg
Cultural Landscape of Sintra

http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0361_0007-500-375-20090424171251.jpg
Historic Centre of Évora

http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_1031_0003-500-375-20100526151835.jpg
Historic Centre of Guimarães

http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0755_0003-500-281-20090428145028.jpg
Historic Centre of Oporto

http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0505_0011-375-500-20090424173112.jpg
Monastery of Alcobaça

http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0264_0002-500-375-20090424162722.jpg
Monastery of Batalha

http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0263_0024-500-333-20101125175625.jpg
http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0263_0001-500-401-20090923104954.jpg
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

[Troll's Puzzle]

tough choice but;
(1) spain/portugal (ibera)
(2) 'hanseatic' towns (north & baltic sea, brick gothic style etc)
(3) italy

i'm not 'reflexively' anti-modern but modern architecure has made a sad mess of the areas it blights most compared to the pre-war, it's amazing how bad things got so quickly and symptomatic :(

[Cato]

I voted for Italy and Greece; classical architecture is the most beautiful in the world.

[askra]

i have voted italy and france, because the main european architectonic styles were developed in these two countries (romanesque, gothic, mannerism, renaissance architecture, baroque, roccoco, etc) and the rest of europe followed them.

[Lucretius]

I voted for Italy and Greece; classical architecture is the most beautiful in the world.

that's for sure,I also like very much Baroque and neoclassical buildings.

[Tony]

I agree. Also Switzerland, Austria, and Germany (which, with Iberia, France, and Italy were my choices).

I happen to find Gothic architecture to be the most beautiful.. anyone with me on this? ;)
I like it but don't know wether it can be considered the best of all , it's a tie with Romanic imho.

http://www.moldrek.com/Immagini/santa_maria_di_collemaggio_l%27aquila.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D4DWeqnqd7I/TPUy10H1lxI/AAAAAAAABC4/IUNAp88aX0M/s1600/Chiesa+S.Ambrogio.jpg

http://www.rome-roma.net/photos/latium/latium-viterbe-montefiascone-tuscania-norchia/images/tuscania_san_pietro_9339.jpg

I've also voted for Austria Spain France and Belgium due to their massive presence of modern styles such as Liberty and Modernism.

[Cato]

that's for sure,I also like very much Baroque and neoclassical buildings.

I was thinking of buildings like the Pantheon or the Parthenon. :)

[Ouistreham]

I voted France, Germany, Belgium and Sweden.

France of course, due to the sheer variety of our regional styles but chiefly because of our inexhaustible inventory of Gothic buildings.

Here an example you've certainly never heard of (most French aren't even aware of its extence), a parish church serving a village of 650 inhabitants less that 200 km East of Paris, Notre-Dame de l'Epine:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fr/c/c7/Basilique_Notre-Dame_de_l%27Epine.JPG

French Gothic is not only churches, see the Pala of Justice of Rouen:

http://his.nicolas.free.fr/Histoire/Monuments/Villes/Rouen/RouenPalaisJustice3_WEB.jpg

Germany because of the wonderful Hanseatic brick Gothic (Lübeck, Dantzig), and also because of its revival als Backsteinexpressionismus in the 20's:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Hannover_Anzeigerhochhaus-HAZ.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Chilehaus.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Boettcherstrasse01.jpg

Belgium because of the well-known Flemish Mediaeval and Renaissance masterpieces, but also because of the less famous Mosan Art of Wallony:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Eglise-liege-stbarthelemy-janvier2006.jpg

http://www.grandcurtiusliege.be/images/curtius2.jpg

And Brussels hosts one of the most revolutionary buildings ever, the Palais Stoclet, built in the years 1907-1911. With it the Austrian architect Josef Hoffman literally invented Art-Deco, well ahead of its time:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Woluwe-St-Pierre_-_Hoffmann_050917_%281%29.jpg

Sweden because I'm madly in love with Nationalromantik architecture, an impressive endeavour to develop a uniquely Swedish style (basing upon late German Jugenstil) in the early years of the 20th century:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Malmö_högskola.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Stockholm_City_Hall_2.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Kiruna_kyrka.jpg

http://www.ostersund.se/images/18.2ed310711a7c48d9f980001169/radhuset01.jpg

http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/stockholm/kvesv0536s.jpg

I'm not crazy about Italian styles, except for Fascist Neo-Classicism of the 30's:

http://www.imageschangetheworld.com/images/full/italy/_DSC9060.jpg

Florence's S:ta Maria Novella (mid-30's) is the most perfect railway station ever:

http://www.tuscaning.com/img/art/67-img1--4947182_l.jpeg

[Raikaswinþs]

some smashing samples of Spanish military structures and churches

http://granadaholidays.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/luna-granada-para-galeria.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Catedral_de_Burgos_II.jpg

http://vadesara.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/l20astorga20casa20gaudi3.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/CovadongaCathedral.jpg

http://www.ignaciopara.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Alcazar-de-Segovia-2.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_jMojNImQojQ/TP9n-ockkjI/AAAAAAAAD9Y/6uL-kgu7hjk/02%20Catedral.JPG

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/16844986.jpg

http://www.absolutmadrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/monasterio-el-escorial1.jpg

http://www.laserasdehontanares.com/imagenes/Castillo_siguenza.jpg

http://blog.rtve.es/.a/6a014e6089cbd5970c014e87d23163970d-pi

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_95Yb4E_y8Cs/TBDkXeQKpmI/AAAAAAAADd4/IZfzmEqPefY/s1600/castillo_ponferrada.jpg

http://www.canal-viajes.es/rincones_de_espana/images/avila_muralla.jpg

http://www.malagahistoria.com/malagahistoria/imagenes/alcazaba.jpg

http://casaruralurbasa.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/castillo-olite.jpg

http://www.atlasrural.com/images/casasrurales/4129_loarre.jpg

The list is ENDLESS. Only Italy is superior to Spain in the whole world in terms of architecture (although if we speak of Iberia as a whole, it would be difficult to decide)

[The Lawspeaker]

I may be biased.. but I damn well say the Netherlands and Belgium. The Netherlands has a reputation when it comes to the canal houses and the mediaeval architecture.. and it's modern architecture.

'Belgium' -- (or the Southern Netherlands) has a reputation when it comes to it's guild-houses, Jugendstil, cloth halls and the mediaeval cities of Bruges and Ghent.. let alone for instance Ypres.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Grand_Place_Brussel.jpg?uselang=nl

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Cloth_Hall%2C_Ieper_.jpg?uselang=nl

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/KeizersgrachtReguliersgrachtAmsterdam.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Broek_in_waterland_077.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Kasteel_Oude_Loo_1.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Domtoren_vanaf_de_Stadhuisbrug.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/BibliotheekOBA_2.jpg

http://www.maastrichtcongresbureau.nl/vois/kruisherenhotel-maastricht-nl/kruisherenhotel-pandhof/fss_get/image_preview

[Sahson]

Only one true winner...

http://www.scrapbookpages.com/nurnberg/Nurnberg02.jpg

[Comte Arnau]

Some places regarded as Architectural/Cultural World Heritage Sites in Catalonia.

Church of the Holy Family
http://lh6.ggpht.com/__qUxBp-jang/TNgqwqfvNCI/AAAAAAAAAt0/lkEeot79kv0/Sagrada%20Familia%20acabada.jpghttp://www.que.es/archivos/201104/3791298w-365xXx80.jpg

Güell Park
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rqMQjsqW8ec/TMXR7bd5uaI/AAAAAAAACEE/gS5xZuRuzVE/s1600/Park%2520Guell%25202.jpghttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Et4Ip18Ji68/Tbkhj99J8xI/AAAAAAAAABk/ToB3obsIWOs/s1600/parque-guell.jpg

Batlló House
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/113/289351490_86025cc925.jpghttp://www.cheapbarcelonahotels.co.uk/images/gallery/casa-batllo-roof.jpg

Milà House, called La Pedrera (The Quarry)
http://www.gaudidesigner.com/data/article/60.jpg

Palau de la Música Catalana
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/45395435_dab8eeaa7e.jpghttp://www.noucicle.org/lhora/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/palau_de_la_musica_de_barcelona_detalle.jpeg.jpg

Hospital de Sant Pau
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RW7f1iGP_ms/TXZ-SJhJGsI/AAAAAAAAANg/QuU6X1-mxMI/s640/Hospital+de+Sant+Pau+-+008.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3497/3192261294_614eb8e87e.jpg

Romanesque Churches in the Vall de Boí, densest Romanesque concentration in Europe.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3497/3956467032_12ff01757b.jpg

Monastery of Poblet, pantheon of the Kings of the Crown of Aragon
http://fotos0.mundofotos.net/2009/25_01_2009/catalonia1232885066/monasterio-de-poblet.jpghttp://www.ojodigital.com/foro/attachments/urbanas-arquitectura-interiores-y-escultura/19129d1205917371-monasterio-de-poblet-4-parte-me-cuelo-reportaje-dscf3548-copia.jpg

Roman ensemble of Tarragona
http://www.turismoyarte.com/regiones/catalana/tarragona/tarragona/tarragona80.jpg

[Ibericus]

some smashing samples of Spanish military structures and churches

http://granadaholidays.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/luna-granada-para-galeria.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Catedral_de_Burgos_II.jpg

http://vadesara.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/l20astorga20casa20gaudi3.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/CovadongaCathedral.jpg

http://www.ignaciopara.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Alcazar-de-Segovia-2.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_jMojNImQojQ/TP9n-ockkjI/AAAAAAAAD9Y/6uL-kgu7hjk/02%20Catedral.JPG

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/16844986.jpg

http://www.absolutmadrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/monasterio-el-escorial1.jpg

http://www.laserasdehontanares.com/imagenes/Castillo_siguenza.jpg

http://blog.rtve.es/.a/6a014e6089cbd5970c014e87d23163970d-pi

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_95Yb4E_y8Cs/TBDkXeQKpmI/AAAAAAAADd4/IZfzmEqPefY/s1600/castillo_ponferrada.jpg

http://www.canal-viajes.es/rincones_de_espana/images/avila_muralla.jpg

http://www.malagahistoria.com/malagahistoria/imagenes/alcazaba.jpg

http://casaruralurbasa.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/castillo-olite.jpg

http://www.atlasrural.com/images/casasrurales/4129_loarre.jpg

The list is ENDLESS. Only Italy is superior to Spain in the whole world in terms of architecture (although if we speak of Iberia as a whole, it would be difficult to decide)
Breathtaking. Spain wins hands down.

[Peyrol]

Uhahahahaha Slovakia and Montenegro???
Ahahahahahahahahahaha

[Sicilianu101]

Cordoba, Spain:
http://www.casapinosolo.com/uploads/cordoba%20mesquita01.jpg
http://cache.virtualtourist.com/3929257-Mezquita_Cordoba_March_2008-Cordoba.jpg
Granada, Spain:
http://www.reisefotos.de/weblog/g16a.jpg
Palermo, Sicily:
http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/524191/524191,1269338316,1/stock-photo-san-giovanni-degli-eremiti-arab-architecture-in-palermo-sicily-49352674.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5xHr0DTmOGc/TCU1FcoCumI/AAAAAAAAD5k/su1R5BQBcEw/s720/ABEE2237-1.jpg
http://www.worldcitypics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Palermo-Cathedral-bjs-1.jpg
Santorini, Greece:
http://onthemovewithus.com/images/BlueDomedGreekChurch.jpg

[Lábaru]

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20377

[Tel Errant]

France.
Then Italy.

[safinator]

Italy no contest.

[Svipdag]

Specifically, the châteaux of the Loire valley.

[Daos]

I find it very hard to cast a vote, since I can think of examples of great architecture in all European countries. But since the Eastern ones have rather recently turned their back to the traditional lifestyle and culture and they are too poor (among other things) to conserve their historical buildings, I would say its a western country, probably a former empire.

[Dark Angel]

France, Belgium

[guyinsf]

I voted for France because more than any other European country it has an unrivaled diversity in styles, as someone has already mentioned, due to the fact that France is so large in size and has more neighbors than other countries. And on top of all this it is home of probably the most magnificent style in my opinion Gothic!

[El Palleter]

If the opinion of the masters of the Renaissance is valued, then the style should be the Classical or, rather, the Neo-Classical and thus: Italy, France, Spain, England (or England, Spain, not sure).

But personally I find beauty in the sobriety (and simplicity) of the Romanesque (and pre-Romanesque) architecture, which has its largest representation in Spain, also with a rich diversity of styles from east to west.

Just my personal choice

[Sikeliot]

France, Italy, and Spain seem to be the 3 most popular choices.

[Treffie]

Uhahahahaha Slovakia
Ahahahahahahahahahaha

The post Soviet nations of Eastern Europe are definitely underrated.

Prešov

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/29225.jpg

http://www.skrz.sk/image/1/big/2851.jpeg

Trnava

http://www.slovakia.travel/data/Resources/Upload/Images_watermark/OSlovensku/MestaAObce/03_Trnava_mestska_veza_jpg.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Trnava_john_the_baptist_02.jpg/256px-Trnava_john_the_baptist_02.jpg

Nitra

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TQ9_rOblmKQ/S8VV8QeB8OI/AAAAAAAAABE/Qj5PWvt1Fck/s1600/nitra+1.jpg

Žilina

http://www.visitslovakia.com/data/usr_044_zilina/zilina_6x%281%29.jpg

[Svartálfar]

German Bavarian houses are the best imho.

[Absinthe]

Asides from the obvious choices, Latvia should have gotten more votes.

Even been to Riga? It's the "Prague" of the North... ;)

[Boudica]

Italy or Paris.

[Comte Arnau]

Italy or Paris.

You mean the rest of France is shit?

[Wanderlust]

UK,Netherlands,Hungary and Spain.

[Midnight]

UK

Any parts in mind in particular?

Just curious, I do think we have lots of beautiful buildings here, but a lot of them in the major cities have been somewhat obscured by more recent developments in city life - compared to the more 'unspoiled' eastern european cities as featured above - I had the impression most thought of our cities as rather ugly :(.

[Sikeliot]

I'm surprised more people didn't say Austria for this.

[poiuytrewq0987]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6QSpC4t1l5M/TcCsU4HiR9I/AAAAAAAAfv8/yZtRSTY6zP8/s1600/Moldova-Chisinau-1-21.jpg

[Wanderlust]

Any parts in mind in particular?

Just curious, I do think we have lots of beautiful buildings here, but a lot of them in the major cities have been somewhat obscured by more recent developments in city life - compared to the more 'unspoiled' eastern european cities as featured above - I had the impression most thought of our cities as rather ugly :(.

Of course not!:o

Norwich,Nottingham,Brighton,Cardiff,Edinburgh..Ver y beautiful places.

[Loddfafner]

I'm surprised more people didn't say Austria for this.

I almost voted for Austria but then remembered that its strength is in Baroque which lacks the spiritual punch of Gothic. France was practically the starting point for most great movements; German architecture is essentially a spillover from France. Potsdam is an imitation of Versailles. The one Gothic cathedral actually finished in the middle ages (Strasburg) is on the French side of the Rhine. I also picked Spain for the reasons pictured upthread.

[poiuytrewq0987]

I picked Macedonia, Yugoslavian-era architecture FTW

http://trialx.com/curetalk/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2011/05/cities/Skopje-1.jpg

http://img.lordstorm.net/wanders/mk07/20070428mk06.jpg

[Midnight]

Of course not!:o

Norwich,Nottingham,Brighton,Cardiff,Edinburgh..Ver y beautiful places.

Norwich actually is quite nice, it's not often you see it mentioned so I would say it's quite underrated really.
Edinburgh is famousley nice, I forgot about that one :P.

It's just that you don't often see UK places on the most beautiful European cities lists often. Usually eastern Europe features heavily. I suppose I just think of our big cities - Birmingham, Glasgow, London - which are not so hot (even when they're not on fire :P) ; they do have pretty buildings, but they also have too many ugly ones, and general crowdedness. That is probably true of all big cities, though. We also don't often get mentions for the 'wow factor' buildings some places have like Koln Cathedral, Notre Dame, Sagrada Familia and the like.
But I think we are underrated there too - places like Lincoln Cathedral (tallest building in the world for 250 years!)
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/tm/2008/09/lincolncat_428x269_to_468x312.jpg

or even Durham:
http://www.paradoxplace.com/Photo%20Pages/UK/Britain_Yorkshire_and_North/Durham_Cathedral/Images/900/Durham-Location-SR.jpg

are every bit as good, I think ;).

You also didn't mention what I think is the best town in the UK - Bath ;).
no real 'wow factor' spectacular buildings from a skyline level, but very harmonious architecture and landscape all throughout the city :).

[Wanderlust]

You also didn't mention what I think is the best town in the UK - Bath ;).
no real 'wow factor' spectacular buildings from a skyline level, but very harmonious architecture and landscape all throughout the city :).

You're right!:);)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Aerial.view.of.bath.arp.jpg

[Stars Down To Earth]

Ancient Greece, no contest.

[Libertas]

I agree. Also Switzerland, Austria, and Germany (which, with Iberia, France, and Italy were my choices).

I happen to find Gothic architecture to be the most beautiful.. anyone with me on this? ;)

Gothic churches are the most stunning of all European religious buildings but some large Romanesque churches run them close.

[Libertas]

I'm surprised more people didn't say Austria for this.

Vienna has excellent architecture.

[Corvus]

Vienna has excellent architecture.

That`s true, but it is outweighed by many negative factors IMO

[Benacer]

Portugal, Spain, France, Austria and Italy. Russia has a very unique and impressive style as well.

[Benacer]

France, Italy and the German countries have beautiful architecture styles in my opinion. I like the Gothic style too. I don't like church architecture in Slavic countries, especially Russia. It reminds of Islam. :confused:

I think the style is Byzantine-influenced, which later muslim cultures adopted as well.

[ficuscarica]

Italy & France

[Libertas]

Best architecture in a whimsical way...Spain
Best in an elegant way...France
Best in an impressive way...Germany/Austria.

[Libertas]

Best architecture in a whimsical/idiosyncratic way...Spain
Best in an elegant way...France
Best in an impressive way...Germany/Austria.

[Harmonia]

If I had to choose one, It would probably be Germany. Every little German town I have been to has incredible architecture, which never fails to impress me. However, baroque architecture in Lithuania is also very beautiful. Polish architecture is also nice, in Krakow alone you can see impressive buildings of many diverse architectular styles. Besides that, I would also mention Czech republic (not only Prague, but many other Bohemian towns has really impressive architecture as well) and Russia (St.Petersburg architecture is something that moved me in a way I can't describe in words). Oh, and Austria.

[Fortis in Arduis]

I live in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but that is not typical of Britain which is covered with bloopers of the industrial and post-industrial ages.

I forgot Italy, which is shocking because my city of residence is Palladian in style!

See below:

[Foxy]

I choosed Italy, Spain, UK, France and Austria. In different ways they all have beautiful architecture.

[rhiannon]

I can't pick one.
So, I will just post some of my favorites:)

Nidaros Cathedral-Trondheim, Norway. I have actually been there:thumb001:
http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/nidaros1.jpg
http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/nidaros.jpg

Heidelberg Castle-Heidelberg, Germany. I've been there, too:thumb001:
http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Heidelberg-Castle-castles-446231_640_480.jpg

http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/st_basil2.jpg

Stave Church....a Norwegian piece of architecture I am partial to because they are so old and built almost completely of wood. You need to go inside one of these places to truly appreciate their beauty and craftsmanship. Yes, I have been in a couple of these:)
http://images.travelpod.com/users/zelfike/norvegia_2006.1154089800.borgund_stave_church_x3x. jpg

[Eurocentric]

Spain, Italy, Czech Republic and Portugal.

[Eurocentric]

error

[Libertas]

I choosed Italy, Spain, UK, France and Austria. In different ways they all have beautiful architecture.

Durham Cathedral in England is stunning and I believe the very best Romanesque is even grander than the best Gothic.

[Peyrol]

Lol, no one who wrote about Roma, Firenze, Siena, Venezia, Milano, etc.

[Rouxinol]

Lol, no one who wrote about Roma, Firenze, Siena, Venezia, Milano, etc.

I've been in Roma and Firenze when I was 12... I've got to visit Italy again.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/6916811638_162dfc2a59_b.jpg

[Libertas]

Lol, no one who wrote about Roma, Firenze, Siena, Venezia, Milano, etc.

Milan has fine Romanesque churches (better than the pseudo-Gothic cathedral) and Rome, Venice, Turin, Mantua, Naples, Palermo, Bergamo Old Town have excellent architecture too.

Firenze/Florence does not do much for me.
Some churches (San Lorenzo, Carmine, Santo Spirito even lack completed facades after many centuries).
Its greatest splendours are INDOORS (Uffizi etc).

[Peyrol]

Milan has fine Romanesque churches (better than the pseudo-Gothic cathedral) and Rome, Venice, Turin, Mantua, Naples, Palermo, Bergamo Old Town have excellent architecture too.

Firenze/Florence does not do much for me.
Some churches (San Lorenzo, Carmine, Santo Spirito even lack completed facades after many centuries).
Its greatest splendours are INDOORS (Uffizi etc).

My city has a great variety of architecture, many styles...from medieval provencal to sabaudian baroque and fascist rationalis-futurist.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W2VDbAndiAM/S_U4U-PcUFI/AAAAAAAAAMM/IuC-vj19Aqg/s1600/Torino9.jpg

http://imgll.trivago.com/uploadimages/47/49/4749767_l.jpeg

http://www.nbts.it/img_italia/torino_barocca_0022.jpg

http://vinnievaz.co.uk/travel/europe/italy/torino/slides/9%20Torino%20-%20Piazza%20San%20Carlo.jpg

http://www.vacanzelandia.com/images/stories/viaggi/italia/piemonte/torino/tappa2/17%20-%20Piemonte%20-%20Torino%20-%20Piazza%20Vittorio%20Veneto.jpg

http://www.fotolibere.it/foto/1/40_1.jpg

http://www.museotorino.it/images/71/3e/24/1f/713e241f704c44b98738a8fafa968734-1.jpg?VSCL=100

http://torinonellarete.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSCN9719-530x397.jpg

http://v2.lscache3.c.bigcache.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/15405754.jpg

http://www.artefascista.it/TORINO%20-%20FASCIO/immagini/%28WEB%29%28OK%29-8-Torino---piazza.jpg

[Foxy]

What makes me laugh is that many troll Italians and call us "swarthies" but when polls like these are opened Italians have:

1. the most beautiful architecture (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29326&highlight=cuisine)
2. the most attractive mediterranean people (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49896)
3. the most beautiful language (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48892)
4. the best cuisine
5. the most important culture of Europe
6. the best fashion sense (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50897)
7. the most important romance culture (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34770&highlight=important+romance+country)
8.. and Italy is the favourite romance country

:rolleyes: Envy?

[Meerkat.86]

Italy
France
Spain
Portugual
Switzerland
Germany
Czech Republic
Hungary
Belgium
Croatia
Slovenia
Austria

[Jarl]

Italy! Its unbeatable.

[Anthropologique]

I voted for France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Czech Republic.

[Il Principe]

The Netherlands, Austria and Italy.

[Foxy]

What about Basilica di San Marco? It is the Italian church that impressed me the most after San Pietro.
Pictures give no idea of how it is really inside.
Also Sant'Antonio di Padova is stunning.
This are just some details of these churches:

http://rete.comuni-italiani.it/foto/contest/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/45125-799x600-500x375.jpg
http://www.arcadelsanto.org/upload/allegati/volte_basilica_sant'antonio.jpg

[Peyrol]

What makes me laugh is that many troll Italians and call us "swarthies" but when polls like these are opened Italians have:

1. the most beautiful architecture (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29326&highlight=cuisine)
2. the most attractive mediterranean people (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49896)
3. the most beautiful language (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48892)
4. the best cuisine
5. the most important culture of Europe
6. the best fashion sense (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50897)
7. the most important romance culture (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34770&highlight=important+romance+country)
8.. and Italy is the favourite romance country

:rolleyes: Envy?


It is, for the most part.

[Leliana]

What makes me laugh is that many troll Italians and call us "swarthies" but when polls like these are opened Italians have:

1. the most beautiful architecture (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29326&highlight=cuisine)
2. the most attractive mediterranean people (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49896)
3. the most beautiful language (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48892)
4. the best cuisine
5. the most important culture of Europe
6. the best fashion sense (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50897)
7. the most important romance culture (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34770&highlight=important+romance+country)
8.. and Italy is the favourite romance country

:rolleyes: Envy?
I think of Italy as an important, weighty country with a great culture, cuisine and history but your sporadic stuck-upness is unnecessary and unduly. :stop00010: Can we express respect and credit for Italian infrastructure or cuisine without being viewed as 'envious' barbarians? I belong to the German and Austrian cultural sphare and we have nothing to envy about Italian culture and history. But I still cherish Italy for all it is! Don't make showing respect for your country an unpleasant experience! :ohwell:

[Peyrol]

I think of Italy as an important, weighty country with a great culture, cuisine and history but your sporadic stuck-upness is unnecessary and unduly. :stop00010: Can we express respect and credit for Italian infrastructure or cuisine without being viewed as 'envious' barbarians? I belong to the German and Austrian cultural sphare and we have nothing to envy about Italian culture and history. But I still cherish Italy for all it is! Don't make showing respect for your country an unpleasant experience! :ohwell:

I 100% agree with you, but i think that her post was referred to some slavs and semithic members here on TA...

[Libertas]

I think of Italy as an important, weighty country with a great culture, cuisine and history but your sporadic stuck-upness is unnecessary and unduly. :stop00010: Can we express respect and credit for Italian infrastructure or cuisine without being viewed as 'envious' barbarians? I belong to the German and Austrian cultural sphare and we have nothing to envy about Italian culture and history. But I still cherish Italy for all it is! Don't make showing respect for your country an unpleasant experience! :ohwell:

Indeed.

Italy has been dominated by Germanic people from the fall of the Western Roman Empire right up to Unification in 1861.

Ostrogoths
Langobards
Franks
Ottonian Emperors/Holy Roman Emperors
Normans in the South
Habsburgs

Greek-speaking Byzantines also dominated in the South for centuries as well as in Ravenna and Venice.

A little humility is necessary.

[Peyrol]

Indeed.

Italy has been dominated by Germanic people from the fall of the Western Roman Empire right up to Unification in 1861.

Ostrogoths
Langobards
Franks
Ottonian Emperors/Holy Roman Emperors
Normans in the South
Habsburgs

Greek-speaking Byzantines also dominated in the South for centuries as well as in Ravenna and Venice.

A little humility is necessary.

My zone was dominated by an arpitàne dinasty from 959 to 1946 :D

[Libertas]

At least the Piedmontese had some "cojones".

[Radogost]

I chose Germany, Italy and France.

[Archduke]

Italy.

[kabeiros]

I voted for Germany, Italy and Greece.
Only the combination of beautiful landscape, fearless monks and great architectural abilities could create something like this:
http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0455_0001-500-333-20090923171805.jpg

[Libertas]

At least the Piedmontese had some "cojones".

Papal Rome was also largely independent of foreign control.

[Peyrol]

Papal Rome was also largely independent of foreign control.

The fortune of Piemont-Savoie was the position: a transalpine state, perfect link between France and Northern Italy.

[Foxy]

Indeed.

Italy has been dominated by Germanic people from the fall of the Western Roman Empire right up to Unification in 1861.

Ostrogoths
Langobards
Franks
Ottonian Emperors/Holy Roman Emperors
Normans in the South
Habsburgs

Greek-speaking Byzantines also dominated in the South for centuries as well as in Ravenna and Venice.

A little humility is necessary.

Actually it was Venice to dominate some portions of Greece and Byzantines didn't dominated "The South" but different areas:

http://www.summagallicana.it/lessico/l/Longobardi%20domini%20alla%20morte%20di%20Agilulfo %20616.JPG

[Zorg]

France, Spain, Germany and Italy.
I only dream the day I save enough money to go visit these beautiful countries.
See the ancient and modern glory of my race up close personal.
One works to dream my friends.

[Foxy]

I think of Italy as an important, weighty country with a great culture, cuisine and history but your sporadic stuck-upness is unnecessary and unduly. :stop00010: Can we express respect and credit for Italian infrastructure or cuisine without being viewed as 'envious' barbarians? I belong to the German and Austrian cultural sphare and we have nothing to envy about Italian culture and history. But I still cherish Italy for all it is! Don't make showing respect for your country an unpleasant experience! :ohwell:

I wasn't referring to you but to some specific ethnicities that here on TA continue to harass Italians, and that are usually from: poor backward countries with a level of swarthiness not inferior to ours.
Actually my impression is that on this forum Italians and Austrians/Germans deal well together, except when we speak of South Tyrol. :D

[kabeiros]

I like the interior of Orthodox churches...they are full of beautiful colors
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ3NIgxWZLM2m2D6PIb1c2ZlSdPh-efDGffepygL6jW1RgPCCfi
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7MqY_3v-sQ4/ThRE0C30DjI/AAAAAAAAa_8/EYoj6eat0ds/s1600/88.JPG
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7MqY_3v-sQ4/ThRE0C30DjI/AAAAAAAAa_8/EYoj6eat0ds/s1600/88.JPG

[SKYNET]

Ireland, UK, Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, Greece.

[Almogavar]

Any answer but Iberia and Italy is simply dishonest .

[gold_fenix]

Any answer but Iberia and Italy is simply dishonest .

why?

[The Lawspeaker]

I'd say that we Dutch would have the most beautiful architecture (probably together with Switzerland and the Scandinavian countries).

http://www.schoolbieb.nl/uploadedImages/images/Dossiers/VMBO%20geschiedenis/12296.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Korte_Vijverberg.jpg

http://www.amsterdam.nl/publish/pages/298375/450.huisbarlottiherengracht.jpg

http://maximaengezin.punt.nl/upload/noordeinde.jpg

http://www.hethuisvanoranje.nl/18%20Vorstelijke%20Verblijven/Foto's/Huis%20ten%20Bosch/Huis%20ten%20Bosch-01.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Broek_in_waterland_077.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Westerkerk.jpg

http://www.streekimpulspeelenmaas.nl/display_pic.asp?id=10009342

It's dignified yet unpretentious. It doesn't shout "here I am !" - it simply is. It's the home of a people whose power base has always been the middle class. It doesn't have to be a palace but it has to be a home (and not just a house). It doesn't have to be a cathedral that is glittering in the sun but a home for the faithful.

[kabeiros]

http://www.streekimpulspeelenmaas.nl/display_pic.asp?id=10009342

It's dignified yet unpretentious. It doesn't shout "here I am !" - it simply is. It's the home of a people whose power base has always been the middle class. It doesn't have to be a palace but it has to be a home (and not just a house). It doesn't have to be a cathedral that is glittering in the sun but a home for the faithful.

I wish I had a house like that...just perfect.

[Breedingvariety]

Germanic architecture is cozy. Latin architecture is great.

[The Lawspeaker]

I prefer cosiness and homeliness above "an empty gesture".

[Smaug]

In my opinion is the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. Of those I guess that my favourite is the British one. I also like very much the Italian architeture, with all it's history and glory, but I just think the British have a so clean, eficient, appropriate and beaultiful architeture, and I guess I'm not saying shit, since I'm an engineer. xD

[Balmung]

1. UK.
2. Germany.

Medieval & present. Especially love seeing the two used in all things fantasy. Brits & Germans have the perfect style for fantasy settings.

3. Italy.
4. France
5. Spain.

Also i can't believe some people say Scandinavia over UK & Germany. Oblivion trumped Skyrim's little villages, just saying :lol:

[Incel King]

Bosnia & Herzegovina

http://gdb.rferl.org/9A360248-F6CF-4CC2-B2E9-B4A831EB4CC7_w640_r1_s_cx0_cy8_cw0.jpg

[Sisak]

i like France and Austria

[Austo]

I like Austria the most. Italy is also beautiful.

[Petersburg]

Italy

[SKYNET]

Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Switzerland.

[Damião de Góis]

Probably Czech Republic, France, Italy and Germany.

[Lemon Kush]

Italy and France.

[Bananapeel]

I dont think we can rank a country on architecture beauty, because sometimes there are local architectural marvels like this one
http://cdn.9wows.com/files/2012/07/Neuschwanstein-Castle-800x595.jpg
Neuschwanstein Castle in southwest Bavaria, Germany


I doubt any of the listed countries does not have its own jewels. its very hard for me to vote on this one

[Incal]

Probably Czech Republic, France, Italy and Germany.

Agreed.

[Cristiano viejo]

Italy, Spain, Germany :love::love::love:
I like much Belgium (Brugges).

[bella1407]

Spain,U.K,France,Russia.

[Petersburg]

Italy, Czech, France.

[Baldur]

Italy and Spain me think.

[Petersburg]

Spain,U.K,France,Russia.

:confused::)http://i47.tinypic.com/or2rvd.jpg

[bimo]

petersburg real russian architecture is beautiful , this shit you post for me is not russian but just communists shit , i want know the architects who engineered the outskirts of the cities of eastern europe and understand what was going through their heads :)

[bella1407]

:confused::)http://i47.tinypic.com/or2rvd.jpg

http://wallpampers.ru/wallpapers/21917/Church%20on%20Spilled%20Blood%20-%20St.%20Petersburg,%20Russia.jpg

http://www.nemiga.info/moskva/spasskaya-bashnya.jpg

http://katervspb.ru/upload/image/petergof.jpg

http://wallpampers.ru/wallpapers/15620/1680_Church%20of%20the%20Transfiguration,%20Kizhi% 20Island,%20Karelia,%20Russia.jpg

[Petersburg]

http://wallpampers.ru/wallpapers/21917/Church%20on%20Spilled%20Blood%20-%20St.%20Petersburg,%20Russia.jpg

http://www.nemiga.info/moskva/spasskaya-bashnya.jpg

http://katervspb.ru/upload/image/petergof.jpg

http://wallpampers.ru/wallpapers/15620/1680_Church%20of%20the%20Transfiguration,%20Kizhi% 20Island,%20Karelia,%20Russia.jpg
I thought we're talking about average architecture.

[Petersburg]

petersburg real russian architecture is beautiful , this shit you post for me is not russian but just communists shit , i want know the architects who engineered the outskirts of the cities of eastern europe and understand what was going through their heads :)
agree, i just thought we're talking about average one. :thumb001:

[Balmung]

France & Germany are unmatched imo. I love the German villages. Wish we had more buildings designed like that over here. France gets major points for Gothic.

Fuck! there needs to be an Assassins Creed in France or Germany already.

[bimo]

anyway i think all europeean nation have beautiful architecture , but i hate when some storical places are degraded

[bimo]

agree, i just thought we're talking about average one. :thumb001:

there aren't new block in russia ?
in bulgaria the suburbs are full of very nice new buildings , i guess is the same in russia

[Insuperable]

France & Germany are unmatched imo. I love the German villages. Wish we had more buildings designed like that over here. France gets major points for Gothic.

Fuck! there needs to be an Assassins Creed in France or Germany already.

Not Germany proper, but still.......
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/xeroxed-village-chinese-secretly-copy-austrian-unesco-town-a-768754.html
LooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooL

[Permafrost]

I like Austria the most.

Indeed, in my experience Vienna and Styria were absolutely stunning.

Florence and Rome were also magnificent.

I think St. Petersburg looks impressive from pictures (metro, winter palace etc.), although I'm yet to see it in RL.

[dado]

lets choose ugliest capital of europe...that would be fun :laugh:

[Vesuvian Sky]

I'm suprised Czech Republic is as behind as it is since its the Art Noveau Capital of the workld if I recall correctly.:icon_ask:

[Balmung]

German villages are like Elder Scrolls Oblivion & Disney World in real life.

Germans out there, if one day you see some tall blond guy running around shirtless through your village with a sword screaming, don't call the police it'll just be me role playing.

http://www.newworldeconomics.com/archives/2009/071909_files/nb13.jpghttp://www.destinationeurope.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bacharach10.jpghttp://farm2.static.flickr.com/1029/676753615_a1603f2c84_b.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2951274810_3ed3c75ef0_b.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2996537484_e6e15c8cbc_b.jpghttp://farm2.static.flickr.com/1247/1424156558_b3b5b82734_b.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/2883954179_dcce0bb932_b.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2689759551_6e6bf946d9_b.jpg

[RussiaPrussia]

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[HardStepFutureForce]

Italy, Greece and Spain

[Austo]

Austria

[Bosnjakinja]

Austria and Central European countries.

[Moghrob]

France and Germany easily win against Italy. But they had a worse marketing.

[RussiaPrussia]

:confused::)http://i47.tinypic.com/or2rvd.jpg

http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s666/malaria2000/31659_1000_zps4095b7c6.jpg

[2012JD]

All of them have unique architecture and technics. I can't decide. Greece"s is very nice

[ficuscarica]

UK, France and Germany

[Ianus]

Easy choice to vote

[Jana]

Italy :D Southern Italy is my favorite, but North is impressive as well.

[Weyz]

France and Germany easily win against Italy. But they had a worse marketing.

German architecture is horrific.

Top 3 are Italy, France, Spain.

[Armand_Duval]

France an Italy are unique. IMHO.

[wvwvw]

Voted France, Italy, Austria, Russia and Czech Rep

[XvThomas_LysergicV]

England,Ireland,Spain,France,Portugal,Italy,German y,Hungary,Bulgaria,Romania and the Netherlands.

[Rudel]

France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, England, Switzerland and Austria.

Plenty of other countries have things going for them but if you look at it as a sum...


Fuck! there needs to be an Assassins Creed in France or Germany already.
It's too bad that they eventually made an AC game in France and it was unplayable. Worst even as it's a French company...

[Trogdor]

I don't like to generalize, but I think Italy, the Iberian countries, Greece and France have the best looking architecture.

[Imamudin]

France, Russia, Hungary, Italy

[Peter Nirsch]

Italy, France, Spain, Portugual, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Croatia.

[Ziveth]

I voted Italy, France, UK, Austria, Switzerland and also Germany.

[brennus dux gallorum]

1)Russia (St petersburg)
2)Czech rep
3)Italy (south-central)

[tekken999]

Italy hands down, and its not even a competition

[ovidiu]

I would say Italy and Spain.

Much of Central Europe too (especially Austria, Germany, and Prague of course. Budapest too).

Greece has cool ancient architecture, and the whitewashed buildings of the Aegean islands like Santorini and Mikonos are also very iconic, but in a different way.

France has some of the best Gothic cathedrals and Paris has beautiful architecture.

Romania used to have some nice stuff in Bucharest but much of it got destroyed by the communists. But towns in Ardeal have their own charm too.

Something I really want to see more of is Scandinavia and the old wooden churches there, as well as traditional Russian architecture.

[Cristiano viejo]

I would say Italy and Spain.
Thank you.



Romania used to have some nice stuff in Bucharest but much of it got destroyed by the communists. But towns in Ardeal have their own charm too.


I did not like Bucharest but I enjoyed with cities like Sibiu, Cluj Napoca or Brasov.

[Dick]

I guess Greece and Italy do but I'm just going by pics, never been there.

[Black Panther]

France. The perfect blend of the past and futurism, in my opinion.

[Bosniensis]

I guess Greece and Italy do but I'm just going by pics, never been there.

I think the same.

Greece (Athens)

Italy (Rome)

Turkey (Constantinople, Ephesus)

Amazing places, But I've been in Constantinople. Would like to Visit Rome some day.

[Voskos]

Most beautiful, Italy. Most artistic, probably Portugal and Spain.

[Cristiano viejo]

Athens

Athens has fame of being quite ugly, Partenon aside.
Said by own Grico users here.

[brennus dux gallorum]

Athens has fame of being quite ugly, Partenon aside.
Said by own Grico users here.

The old town of Athens is beautiful
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Plaka_district-Athens_5.JPG
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Plaka_district-Athens_7.JPG
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Athens_Plaka07.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/13.%CE%91%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%B 1_%CE%91%CE%B8%CE%B7%CE%BD%CF%8E%CE%BD_GR-IA10-0006.jpg

The Grico users are talking about the working-class suburbs, which indeed are ugly, but the same goes for most of European capitals
let alone the rest of greek architecture:
http://passionpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Nafplio-07.jpg
http://corfuholidaypalace.gr/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CORFU-HOLIDAY-PALACE-HOTEL-LUXURY-ACCOMMODATION-RESORT-AND-SPA-6.jpg
http://www.lasvergas.gr/media/k2/items/cache/6f43b5263fbba79c5962514b85d34738_XL.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_U1JtjmwA1Q/VMeFbyI9CxI/AAAAAAAA_B4/deLqfRsCo_o/monemvasia-1%25255B2%25255D.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Nafplion_Greece.jpg/640px-Nafplion_Greece.jpg
http://camperistas.com/it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Monemvasia_266.jpg
http://www.athinorama.gr/lmnts/travel/destinations/460/main.jpg
http://www.daphnilabay.com/assets/media/PICTURES/DAPHNILA-BAY-THALASSO/CORFU/03-1312-6199.1312.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/83402957.jpg
http://dailyhellas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mykonos.jpghttp://www.toratora.gr/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/simi1.jpg
http://www.rhodeshotel.net/uploads/images_resize_rat/2014/05/RhodesMedievalKnightsCastle_19.jpg

[Bornoz]

I haven't been to most countries in the list but Prague was so impressive..

[Starseed88]

I would say Italy, but when including the whole world it’s India because we have the Taj Mahal, Golden Temple, Jodhpur Palace and this beautiful mansion that used to be owned by my far distant relative through marriage Maharajah Duleep Singh in UK used in Tomb Raider, All The Money In The World and Eyes Wide Shut.

https://imageresize.org/api/v1/images/cc022810-255a-4499-acd2-bd03e52b8aaf?contentDispositionFilename=8D955064-02BD-44C2-90D4-2DFB8EAEDC48

https://imageresize.org/api/v1/images/9765bcdd-ce74-4ef6-a77a-4b0272d4c0d3?contentDispositionFilename=DAA44933-6B65-4CD3-B564-CD3077477006

https://imageresize.org/api/v1/images/f5e8fad6-ab89-421a-be72-254d76ae5b49?contentDispositionFilename=BCBCCCEA-F242-4F8B-A043-98C085958ABA

https://imageresize.org/api/v1/images/59b53f32-1c27-4091-b199-30c788f9a1ff?contentDispositionFilename=919A3A8A-3DCA-469E-9FCD-658623CDC793

https://imageresize.org/api/v1/images/87206341-8812-48fe-b777-71c2c4d0ba63?contentDispositionFilename=6312863A-A1EE-4339-B90B-D2ECF6152996

[Zroota]

France, Spain and Italy.

Poll results pretty much agree with me. ;)

[Samnium]

France, Spain and Italy.

Poll results pretty much agree with me. ;)

UK also can be added. Germany had a lot of beautiful cities and castles destroyed by WWII.

[Kamal900]

France, Spain and Italy.

Poll results pretty much agree with me. ;)

Same, except that I would add Germany and the UK in the mix as well.

[Zroota]

^UK and Germany are good, but France/Spain/Italy have really quaint and exotic type of architecture that I find pleasant to look at.

[Samnium]

Yep these three countries by the way are very diverse (maybe less Spain but France and Italy have all the type of landscapes that you could imagine).

I will give to Italy a little advantage, since this is a country covered by churches, palaces, towers, ancient Roman remnants, cities that have still all their medieval walls...

[Kamal900]

Yep these three countries by the way are very diverse (maybe less Spain but France and Italy have all the type of landscapes that you could imagine).

I will give to Italy a little advantage, since they are a country covered by churches, palaces, towers, ancient Roman remnants, cities that have still all their medieval walls...

You can thank your Roman ancestors for spreading such architectural marvels throughout Europe and the world.
https://www.historyly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Arch-of-Septimius-SeverusRome.jpg

Once I'll get baptized when I go to Lebanon to become a Greek Orthodox christian, I would pray in all three languages; Arabic, Greek and Latin if possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ22pTwA05Y

[MinervaItalica]

Italy, France (mostly southern and alpine regions), Greece, Switzerland, Southern Germany, Austria and Slovenia.

Probably others as well but mainly these for me.

[nittionia]

There are so many, more than I can count on all of my fingers.

[Samnium]

Italy, France (mostly southern and alpine regions), Greece, Switzerland, Southern Germany, Austria and Slovenia.

Probably others as well but mainly these for me.France is beautiful from South to North and from East to West !

French alpine regions have really good looking cities, impressive castles etc.

You can trust me I'm born and I live In that part of France !

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[renaissance12]

^UK and Germany are good, but France/Spain/Italy have really quaint and exotic type of architecture that I find pleasant to look at.

Are Baroque and Palladian style exotic ?

[renaissance12]

I think the same.

Greece (Athens)

Italy (Rome)

Turkey (Constantinople, Ephesus)

Amazing places, But I've been in Constantinople. Would like to Visit Rome some day.

Athen Is a delusion..........

[renaissance12]

1)Russia (St petersburg)
2)Czech rep
3)Italy (south-central)

St.Petersburg is Italian.......

[renaissance12]

I almost voted for Austria but then remembered that its strength is in Baroque which lacks the spiritual punch of Gothic. France was practically the starting point for most great movements; German architecture is essentially a spillover from France. Potsdam is an imitation of Versailles. The one Gothic cathedral actually finished in the middle ages (Strasburg) is on the French side of the Rhine. I also picked Spain for the reasons pictured upthread.

France was the starting point of nothing ........... gothic style included.....

[Cristiano viejo]

Yep these three countries by the way are very diverse (maybe less Spain but France and Italy have all the type of landscapes that you could imagine).
Not sure if with landscapes you refer to architecture or just nature but in both cases Spain is by far infinitely more diverse than France or Italy.


I will give to Italy a little advantage, since this is a country covered by churches, palaces, towers, ancient Roman remnants, cities that have still all their medieval walls...
All that also happens in Spain (ancient Roman buildings included), so you can remove that little advantage which you talk.

[Daco Celtic]

Liechtenstein

[MustafaTekin]

Italy, spain, england, hungary, bosna and greece.

[renaissance12]

Not sure if with landscapes you refer to architecture or just nature but in both cases Spain is by far infinitely more diverse than France or Italy.


All that also happens in Spain (ancient Roman buildings included), so you can remove that little advantage which you talk.

How I envy your wonderful Arabic palaces... Do you want enjoy arabic architecture ? Go to Spain..:cool:

http://www.mytravelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/alhambra-cover-t_mytravelife_opt.jpg


Don't forget the music..

Arabic Spanish Music ~ Andalucia Nights


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chzHd1uSP_A


Also In Italy ( Campania and Sicily ) there are some traditional-folk songs that sound "arabic"..To deny arabic/islamic influence is not possible..Islamic culture was avdanced during middle age ( But not superior to Italian mainland "culture" )

Alsto STRUDEL is ISLAMIC/Turkish...very popular in Alpine regions.. from Triveneto to Austria and Bavaria..

https://www.lacucinaimperfetta.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Strudel-di-mele.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

Personally, I love the details in Zeeland's tarred farm sheds:

https://boerderijenstichtingzeeland.nl/bestanden/schuur_750-210x300.jpg

https://www.zeeuwseankers.nl/data/uploads/20170502145908790c6e0c5.jpg

https://www.zeeuwseankers.nl/data/uploads/20141020115444db4812503.jpg

https://www.zeeuwseankers.nl/data/uploads/20141020115444dc390d7d9.jpg

[Kamal900]

Personally, I love the details in Zeeland's tarred farm sheds:

https://boerderijenstichtingzeeland.nl/bestanden/schuur_750-210x300.jpg

https://www.zeeuwseankers.nl/data/uploads/20170502145908790c6e0c5.jpg

https://www.zeeuwseankers.nl/data/uploads/20141020115444db4812503.jpg

https://www.zeeuwseankers.nl/data/uploads/20141020115444dc390d7d9.jpg

They kinda look like the old Celtic and Germanic houses to me.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Bund-ro-altburg.jpg
https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BD3WA4/castell-henllys-iron-age-celtic-village-houses-pembrokeshire-wales-BD3WA4.jpg
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQIDrCYQjEsvKwaALihtp1-PtNGYmuDVE-XvJJUzwJBWihTIxVHkg&s
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/77/07/fc7707f75677cd952f24e51ce6ac76fa.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

They kinda look like the old Celtic and Germanic houses to me.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Bund-ro-altburg.jpg
https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BD3WA4/castell-henllys-iron-age-celtic-village-houses-pembrokeshire-wales-BD3WA4.jpg
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQIDrCYQjEsvKwaALihtp1-PtNGYmuDVE-XvJJUzwJBWihTIxVHkg&s
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/77/07/fc7707f75677cd952f24e51ce6ac76fa.jpg

I believe them to be a late incarnation of the longhouse type or the so-called Low German House (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_German_house) type.

[Dna8]

Italy, France, Czech Republic, Hungary.

[Kamal900]

I believe them to be a late incarnation of the longhouse type or the so-called Low German House (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_German_house) type.

They look pretty unique for me:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Bauernhof_Melle_2.jpg/1024px-Bauernhof_Melle_2.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Niederdeutsche_Hallenhaus.jpg/800px-Niederdeutsche_Hallenhaus.jpg

I mean, I like the Romanesque architecture and all but they're pretty overrated for me. These houses screams Germanic for me.

[renaissance12]

But Venetic "Casoni" are much older than any other similar house..( ancient Roman times )

https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/515pH14NdmL._SX342_QL70_.jpg

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPT7S0FOHJ7__hb0uNfpCNj26P7TS5O 75Wmnk1lvi9AO_g3IjUDA&s

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/11/93/ab/58/photo2jpg.jpg



https://www.blogdipadova.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/casoni-veneti-saccisica_cover.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Cason_piavon.jpg/220px-Cason_piavon.jpg

https://bur.regione.veneto.it/resourcegallery/photos/440_Piove%20di%20Sacco_pd_Casone%20Rosso.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

They look pretty unique for me:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Bauernhof_Melle_2.jpg/1024px-Bauernhof_Melle_2.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Niederdeutsche_Hallenhaus.jpg/800px-Niederdeutsche_Hallenhaus.jpg

I mean, I like the Romanesque architecture and all but they're pretty overrated for me. These houses screams Germanic for me.

That's more like Northern Germany, I think. Maybe Southern Denmark.

[Samnium]

But Venetic "Casoni" are much older than any other similar house..( ancient Roman times )

https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/515pH14NdmL._SX342_QL70_.jpg

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPT7S0FOHJ7__hb0uNfpCNj26P7TS5O 75Wmnk1lvi9AO_g3IjUDA&s

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/11/93/ab/58/photo2jpg.jpg



https://www.blogdipadova.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/casoni-veneti-saccisica_cover.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Cason_piavon.jpg/220px-Cason_piavon.jpg

https://bur.regione.veneto.it/resourcegallery/photos/440_Piove%20di%20Sacco_pd_Casone%20Rosso.jpg

Etruscan houses were exactly like that.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/490553013124202496/639045740886229003/unknown.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/490553013124202496/639046040640815104/unknown.png
(personal pictures)

In the same "style" there was the palafitti on the italian "Alpine" lakes

[michal3141]

Overall I think Italy, France, Spain.

[The Lawspeaker]

And while they may not be beautiful. There is something attractive about those Brabantic farms - even those from the once poor Langstraat area (this is where I grew up):

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Aanzicht_-_Giersbergen_-_20077926_-_RCE.jpg

https://api.europeana.eu/api/v2/thumbnail-by-url.json?size=w400&type=IMAGE&uri=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.memorix.nl%2Fsha%2Fthumb% 2F640x480%2Fc86e02ea-ec99-3b21-2697-2d276aa8aa47.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Boerderij_Vliertwijksestraat-Kruisstraat_%283%29.JPG

http://hvdol.nl/database/images/eindstrno4.1.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Drunen_-_Grotestraat_191_Boerderij.jpg

[Cristiano viejo]

How I envy your wonderful Arabic palaces... Do you want enjoy arabic architecture ? Go to Spain..:cool:


Oh, but you dont need to go to Spain. In your country you can enjoy the Arabic palaces and architecture :cool:

Castle of Sammezzano, Tuscany
https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/abandonedcastle_1.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0

Florence and Turin Synagogas, in Moorish style
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Firenze_synagoga_2009.JPG/800px-Firenze_synagoga_2009.JPG

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Turin_Synagogue_1.JPG/800px-Turin_Synagogue_1.JPG

Palazzo Sticchi, Apulia
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/moorish-palazzo-sticchi-santa-cesarea-terme-italy-moresque-one-finest-examples-art-nouveau-architecture-33108924.jpg

Siracusa, Sicily
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/88/f6/f1/88f6f108ebc0aeee7c8d9f0ec7306f39.jpg

Zisa Castle, Palermo, Sicily
https://st2.depositphotos.com/3006519/11258/i/950/depositphotos_112585830-stock-photo-the-zisa-castle-in-palermo.jpg

You personally can enjoy the Arabic architecture in Venezia :cool:

Venice and Islam: a story of architectural influence
https://www.iwamag.org/2018/02/27/venice-and-islam-a-story-of-architectural-influence/

A lot of Venetian architecture, therefore, was taken from Byzantine and Moorish styles. Just check out this photo of the Ca’ d’Oro, one of Venice’s loveliest palaces, built in the early 15th century:

https://i1.wp.com/www.walksofitaly.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ca-dOro-arches.jpg

You can see the inflected arch above, which likely originally came from the Moors. And on the bottom, you can see the pointed arch, always a hint that what you’re looking at is Gothic.

Meanwhile, the crenellations that you see, topping many of Venice’s palaces like a row of lace, were often seen topping ancient Greek temples—but the ones on the Ca d’Oro have a Moorish style.

https://www.walksofitaly.com/blog/venice/venetian-palazzo-architecture-venice-italy

[Samnium]

Oh, but you dont need to go to Spain. In your country you can enjoy the Arabic palaces and architecture :cool:

Castle of Sammezzano, Tuscany
https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/abandonedcastle_1.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0

Florence and Turin Synagogas, in Moorish style
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Firenze_synagoga_2009.JPG/800px-Firenze_synagoga_2009.JPG

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Turin_Synagogue_1.JPG/800px-Turin_Synagogue_1.JPG

Palazzo Sticchi, Apulia
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/moorish-palazzo-sticchi-santa-cesarea-terme-italy-moresque-one-finest-examples-art-nouveau-architecture-33108924.jpg

Siracusa, Sicily
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/88/f6/f1/88f6f108ebc0aeee7c8d9f0ec7306f39.jpg

Zisa Castle, Palermo, Sicily
https://st2.depositphotos.com/3006519/11258/i/950/depositphotos_112585830-stock-photo-the-zisa-castle-in-palermo.jpg

You personally can enjoy the Arabic architecture in Venezia :cool:

Venice and Islam: a story of architectural influence
https://www.iwamag.org/2018/02/27/venice-and-islam-a-story-of-architectural-influence/

A lot of Venetian architecture, therefore, was taken from Byzantine and Moorish styles. Just check out this photo of the Ca’ d’Oro, one of Venice’s loveliest palaces, built in the early 15th century:

https://i1.wp.com/www.walksofitaly.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ca-dOro-arches.jpg

You can see the inflected arch above, which likely originally came from the Moors. And on the bottom, you can see the pointed arch, always a hint that what you’re looking at is Gothic.

Meanwhile, the crenellations that you see, topping many of Venice’s palaces like a row of lace, were often seen topping ancient Greek temples—but the ones on the Ca d’Oro have a Moorish style.

https://www.walksofitaly.com/blog/venice/venetian-palazzo-architecture-venice-italy


Go and learn something about art and architecture history, Venice owes infinitely more to Byzantine Empire than to Arabs. I will not debunk your bullshit, you just have to read history books.

[Cristiano viejo]

Venice owes infinitely more to Byzantine Empire than to Arabs.

Did anyone say otherwise?

[Samnium]

Did anyone say otherwise?

Your point is completely irrelevant. Arab influences on venetian architecture are a joke compared to the lasting impact of Arabs in iberian architecture, I could speak about azulejos and Hispano-Moresque architecture (and art) but I feel that I will loose my time in a debate already closed.

[♥ Lily ♥]

I can't believe that Belgium only has 14 votes from the members of TA.


Belgium

https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.r0fI_Xf75m0XQSBblqbVHQHaEo&pid=Api&rs=1&p=0
https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.cpbVY2UuNhTaberVufV8TQHaEK&pid=Api&rs=1&p=0
http://pre06.deviantart.net/2e2b/th/pre/f/2017/118/5/6/st__bavo_cathedral___ghent___belgium_by_udochristm ann-db7e06j.jpg
http://www.brusselspictures.com/wp-content/photos/churches/Notre-Dame-du-Sablon.jpg
http://www.wallpaperhi.com/thumbnails/detail/20111201/Brugge-canals.jpg
http://pre04.deviantart.net/422f/th/pre/f/2012/032/8/8/___cathedral_of_st_michael____by_erhansasmaz-d4ob694.jpg
http://c2.peakpx.com/wallpaper/823/862/362/brussels-brussels-cathedral-wallpaper.jpg
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/interiors-saint-bavon-cathedral-ghent-belgium-wiev-july-paintings-details-july-48135483.jpg
https://lonelyplanetimages.imgix.net/mastheads/GettyImages-486812737_super.jpg?sharp=10&vib=20&w=1200
http://yesofcorsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Antwerp-Desktop-Wallpaper-1024x569.jpg
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp1868355.jpg
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp1868346.jpg
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp1868383.jpg
https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP._Ccg6Zm_MlcLWNTVFSYCuwHaDq&pid=Api&rs=1&p=0
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp1868385.jpg
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp1868348.jpg
http://www.my4khdwallpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Antwerp-Central-Belgium-my4khdwallpapers.jpg
https://www.wallpaperup.com/uploads/wallpapers/2013/09/18/148981/71355a8177d83c83ba63b415db40f007.jpg
https://www.zastavki.com/pictures/originals/2015/World_Panorama_of_waterfront_in_Bruges__Belgium_10 8753_.jpg

[Cristiano viejo]

Your point is completely irrelevant. Arab influences on venetian architecture are a joke compared to the lasting impact of Arabs in iberian architecture, I could speak about azulejos and Hispano-Moresque architecture (and art) but I feel that I will loose my time in a debate already closed.

Not irrelevant since that idiot Italian user spoke about Arabic architecture having to come to Spain (trying to troll) when also exists in Italy, like you or not.

Arabic architecture in Spain is absolutely residual. A few buildings mostly in Andalusia which are super famous worlwide by its supossed beauty and historical past.
With a few buildings I mean less than 20.
20 buildins among idk, a few trillions of Spanish buildings :rolleyes: Very impressive :rolleyes:

[Samnium]

I can't believe that Belgium only has 14 votes from the members of TA.


Belgium

https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.r0fI_Xf75m0XQSBblqbVHQHaEo&pid=Api&rs=1&p=0
https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.cpbVY2UuNhTaberVufV8TQHaEK&pid=Api&rs=1&p=0
http://pre06.deviantart.net/2e2b/th/pre/f/2017/118/5/6/st__bavo_cathedral___ghent___belgium_by_udochristm ann-db7e06j.jpg
http://www.brusselspictures.com/wp-content/photos/churches/Notre-Dame-du-Sablon.jpg
http://www.wallpaperhi.com/thumbnails/detail/20111201/Brugge-canals.jpg
http://pre04.deviantart.net/422f/th/pre/f/2012/032/8/8/___cathedral_of_st_michael____by_erhansasmaz-d4ob694.jpg
http://c2.peakpx.com/wallpaper/823/862/362/brussels-brussels-cathedral-wallpaper.jpg
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/interiors-saint-bavon-cathedral-ghent-belgium-wiev-july-paintings-details-july-48135483.jpg
https://lonelyplanetimages.imgix.net/mastheads/GettyImages-486812737_super.jpg?sharp=10&vib=20&w=1200
http://yesofcorsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Antwerp-Desktop-Wallpaper-1024x569.jpg
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp1868355.jpg
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp1868346.jpg
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp1868383.jpg
https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP._Ccg6Zm_MlcLWNTVFSYCuwHaDq&pid=Api&rs=1&p=0
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp1868385.jpg
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp1868348.jpg
http://www.my4khdwallpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Antwerp-Central-Belgium-my4khdwallpapers.jpg
https://www.wallpaperup.com/uploads/wallpapers/2013/09/18/148981/71355a8177d83c83ba63b415db40f007.jpg
https://www.zastavki.com/pictures/originals/2015/World_Panorama_of_waterfront_in_Bruges__Belgium_10 8753_.jpg

Yep Belgium is also a very beautiful country but there are areas that are very ugly like Bruxelle-Metropole or Charleroi (horrendous modernist buildings)

[Cristiano viejo]

I can't believe that Belgium only has 14 votes from the members of TA.

Yesterday I was watching a documentary in tv about England and I have to say the English architecture is vastly underrated.
I liked Brighton.

[♥ Lily ♥]

Belgium
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tMjhcAsYFmw/UDT5Es4k7RI/AAAAAAAAQGQ/LHmz0ZycKv0/s1600/belgium+1.jpg
http://s1.1zoom.me/big0/181/Belgium_Houses_Ghent_484954.jpg
http://www.goodwp.com/images/201205/goodwp.com_21694.jpg
https://wallpaperstudio10.com/static/wpdb/wallpapers/1920x1080/188587.jpg
http://wallpapersqq.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bruges-belgium-beautiful-hd-wallpaper-for-desktop.jpg
http://pic7.nipic.com/20100527/4697126_222528093155_2.jpg

[♥ Lily ♥]

I think Belgium, England, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy.

(Also Vienna in Austria, Bavarian castles in Germany, Prague, and Romania are worthy of mention too.)

London, UK... which holds a mixture of Ancient Roman, Norman, Tudor, Baroque, Victorian, Edwardian, Georgian, Regency, and Gothic architecture, as well as modern buildings by renowned modern architects such as Norman Foster.

http://i.picasion.com/resize88/83970ba8256af4cc60fab91a3e813759.gifhttp://i.picasion.com/resize88/d7023313a2a8fa3e829b156152767ba0.gifhttp://i.picasion.com/resize88/846d13411a9dfb35344b594bed7049b3.gif http://i.picasion.com/resize88/e5aef6674b225ae29ee9b98474e00682.gif
http://i.picasion.com/resize88/51a1117731cb1cdd3680ec4a1c783c40.gifhttp://i.picasion.com/resize88/afe62b09d09f0895b99f0fdcfd9074e5.gifhttp://i.picasion.com/resize88/4ee3ccf87593d25ab5149bb08888ce86.gifhttp://i.picasion.com/resize88/9296d15266cc40b634ef3c0b9de7f39d.gif

Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
http://athenaposters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2400-5419-Neuschwanstein-Castle.jpg

[♥ Lily ♥]

Yep Belgium is also a very beautiful country but there are areas that are very ugly like Bruxelle-Metropole or Charleroi (horrendous modernist buildings)

I think a lot of nations and cities have both beautiful and horrible buildings. I've seen some pictures of very ugly buildings in the ghettos of Paris and some ugly modern buildings in Milan and London and other cities.... and yet these cities also have very beautiful buildings too in classical styles and some beautiful modern styles.

I like the City of Bath in south-west England, which has ancient Roman spas which the Romans built during the Roman Empire, as well the City of Bath holding lots of Georgian architecture. The entire spa city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has a lot of Grade I and Grade II listed architecture.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/Travel/Destinations/Europe/England/Bath/the-roman-baths-bath.jpg
https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/thumbs/site_0428_0001-750-0-20100510122518.jpg
https://1j5l9t1pvncaond9222jb6wl-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bfw-52-bath-city-slide-c-The-Telegraph.jpg
https://media.nomadicmatt.com/romanbaths.jpg
https://visitbath.co.uk/images/made/images/uploads/site/_1000px/Pulteney_Bridge2_-_B0057P_0009_750_500_s_c1.jpg

I like Warwick Castle by the River Avon
https://www.wallpaperup.com/uploads/wallpapers/2014/04/03/321153/95b9ff95003db23caec3441a7fa6a4ca-700.jpg

I like the Tudor architecture in the City of Chester in north-west England.
https://assets.atlasobscura.com/media/W1siZiIsInVwbG9hZHMvcGxhY2VfaW1hZ2VzLzhjNWI1MDZhNG ZhNWQ4MTVkMV8xMTQ2MDg2MzU3Nl82NzdkMjVmNmUyX3ouanBn Il0sWyJwIiwidGh1bWIiLCJ4MzkwPiJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcn QiLCItcXVhbGl0eSA4MSAtYXV0by1vcmllbnQiXV0
https://www.overseasattractions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-Things-to-do-in-Chester.jpg
https://i2-prod.cheshire-live.co.uk/incoming/article11864429.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS93869338.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUO6kYLb6As

The City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
https://cl.escapehere.com/image/upload/t_cn,f_auto,q_auto,$w_800/eh/2015/12/Sheffield-England-820x480.jpg

I like the Royal Courts of Justice in London
https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/the-front-entrance-to-the-royal-courts-of-justice-is-pictured-on-the-picture-id593364012?s=612x612
https://theroyalcourtsofjustice.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/RCJ-Large-2-1024x683.jpg

Natural History Museum, Kensington, LDN.
https://www.iliketowastemytime.com/sites/default/files/z_c74069b5.jpg
https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/02/5c/2f/85/the-main-hall-staircase.jpg
https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2016/12/i875/nhmatrium.jpg
http://i.picasion.com/resize89/a0edb0ed087d988329e1a1c71277205c.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufz_t7whxLo

I also love Somerset House in London's Covent Garden, and also I love the fashionable, popular, and stylish Victoria & Albert museum, and I love the grade listed architecture in London's Kew Gardens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pph3Pb3q9i0

The 250 year old UNESCO World Heritage Kew Botanic Gardens, London, (the world's largest collection of living plants.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-dzbhtEiuw

I also like the historic Liberty department store in London (which was built from the wood of two medieval ships, and the store later coined the term 'Style Liberty' in Italy.)
https://i1.adis.ws/i/Fat_Face/liberty%20store%201400%20x%20788?fmt.options=inter laced&fmt=jpg&w=1440&qlt=75&img404
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/fashion/sponsored/Liberty/Liberty-London-store.jpg?imwidth=450

Admiralty Arch, London.
http://prod-upp-image-read.ft.com/ca689eb6-dc53-11e1-86f8-00144feab49a

St. Pancras International Eurostar Station, London
https://s19623.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/st-pancras-1.jpg

I like Chelsea Bridge in London, and I also like the Golden Jubilee Bridge, and I also like the historic gothic Tower Bridge in London, the gothic Houses of Parliament, and the gothic train station of St. Pancras International in London.

I love all the elegant and charismatic Victorian, Regency, Georgian and Edwardian houses that line so many of the streets in LDN... especially across west London. I also love the Tudor architecture here, and the ancient Roman architecture here, and also some of the modern architecture here (especially the modern buildings designed by Norman Foster.)

Regency architecture in London.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcE_mslGhvo

Chelsea Bridge
https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0e/96/df/4f/chelsea-at-sunset.jpg

Tower Bridge
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569e766e69492e9dd5373ef6/1466681543517-08KCYXLV5MQ3IT6PNUFQ/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFWxnDtCdRm2WA9rXcwtIYR7gQa3H7 8H3Y0txjaiv_0fvbklG0cZ21UMsOO4RokMHPsVRPymdV527MTt 2UIfvoT3pyazZE6i1YKZcjGcKV9JOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UZ hr13HBUAgrE-IjdkNEvmfY7O4lO3bGT8e_ePmJTG4eSivL-CihHB2xQEhs50YsEA/tower-bridge-web_14.jpg
https://www.wallpaperflare.com/static/847/982/458/tower-bridge-dawn-london-bridge-twilight-wallpaper.jpg

I love French castles in the Loire Valley, and I love the Paris Opera House in France... and I think Venice in Italy is very beautiful too.

The Paris Opera House (The Palais Garnier or Opéra Garnier)
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f0/f3/3a/f0f33ab5178362e556ac973a387a88e6.jpg
https://cdn.britannica.com/29/140329-050-56C84BDF/foyer-Opera-Paris.jpg
https://www.canuckabroad.com/places/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Opera-House-Paris-France.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/83/db/3c/83db3c78a769ee28bbff6fcc08703118.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2hSAZIDwbE

[♥ Lily ♥]

Trafalgar Square, City of Westminster, London, south-east England. Nelson's Column stands high in Trafalgar Square. London was originally named 'Londinium' by the Romans when they founded the city n AD 43 on the banks of the River Thames, and some ancient Roman architecture still stands here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londinium

http://www.hdnicewallpapers.com/Walls/Big/Countries%20and%20City/Trafalgar_Square_Plaza_Fountain_in_London_City_Wal lpaper.jpg
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/Travel/leadAssets/21/58/national-gallery62_2158742a.jpg?imwidth=1400
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/df/14/0a/df140af2802b384b86e0d98650fa0c46.jpg
https://res.cloudinary.com/fleetnation/image/private/c_fit,w_1120/g_south,l_text:style_gothic2:%C2%A9%20Stockimo,o_2 0,y_10/g_center,l_watermark4,o_25,y_50/v1482905019/xwdngvov5avpvqwl8w0a.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Trafalgar_Square_fountains_at_night_in_December_20 11_4.JPG

Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire, northern England
https://secure.i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02781/Rievaulx-Abbey_2781170b.jpg

Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, London... a 1000 year old building and a protected UNESCO World Heritage site.


Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster.

It is one of the United Kingdom's most notable religious buildings and the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs.

The building itself was a Benedictine monastic church until the monastery was dissolved in 1539. Between 1540 and 1556, the abbey had the status of a cathedral. Since 1560, the building is no longer an abbey or a cathedral, having instead the status of a Church of England "Royal Peculiar"—a church responsible directly to the sovereign.

According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was founded at the site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the seventh century, at the time of Mellitus, a Bishop of London. Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.

Since the coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066, all coronations of English and British monarchs have been in Westminster Abbey.

There have been 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100.

As the burial site of more than 3,300 persons, usually of predominant prominence in British history (including at least sixteen monarchs, eight Prime Ministers, poets laureate, actors, scientists, and military leaders, and the Unknown Warrior), Westminster Abbey is sometimes described as 'Britain's Valhalla', after the iconic burial hall of Norse mythology.

http://i.picasion.com/resize89/b565907ce7e85586708f0bbbe179e104.jpg
http://i.picasion.com/resize89/28ed791a893d83dec84a3e640c5a34a9.jpg

Whenever U.S. Presidents make state visits to the U.K., they stand by the tomb of the unknown warrior inside Westminster Abbey... and pray to him as a mark of respect.
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As well as being the burial site of English Kings and Queens for the last 1000 years, there's lots of other hidden treasures inside Westminster Abbey to discover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2388hTrKn3g

Quinta da Regaleira Gardens and an ancient Masonic Initiation Well, Sintra, Portugal
https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/The-Quinta-de-Regaleira.jpg
https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/field/image/Masonic-Initiation-Wells-Quinta-da-Regaleira.jpg
http://www.thetouchofsound.com/wp-content/themes/tos_natural/lib/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/The-Initiation-Well-at-Quinta-de-Regaleira-Sintra-Portugal.jpg&w=758&h=0&zc=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emP9JzlCOhk

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in North Wales was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in June of 2009. The aqueduct is used regularly by pleasure boaters and commercial “narrowboats”, and once every 5 years it’s drained (by removing a plug) for cleaning and routine maintenance.

https://weburbanist.com/2011/09/04/slippery-when-wet-the-uks-top-10-navigable-aqueducts/

https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/UK_aqueducts_2b.jpg
https://www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/PONTCYSYLLTE-AQUADUCT-NORTH-WALES-8.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehX7gKaAL74

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km to the Roman colony of Nemausus. It crosses the Gardon River near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is the highest of all Roman aqueduct bridges, and one of the best preserved.

https://leoteatero.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/31-Pont-du-Gard-Y.-De-Fareins-1024x683.jpg
http://i.picasion.com/resize89/f959fb90b82a0f0fbca6be059e1c4462.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQqtiwIq9gw

Roma, Italia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaY8zqYfQI0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wguQaBYKec

[♥ Lily ♥]

Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, northern France
https://www.tripsavvy.com/thmb/tTzaZcmyYx-tXbaYTinu-6Uykfk=/2576x2576/smart/filters:no_upscale()/le-mont-saint-michel--basse-normandie--france-564186715-5bf3475b46e0fb0026581bb5.jpg
https://media.tacdn.com/media/attractions-splice-spp-674x446/06/71/34/d3.jpg

Trevi Fountains, Rome, Italy
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https://www.wallsauce.com/uploads/wallsauce-com/images/products/web/fotolia/large/52041870fontaine-de-trevi-rome-italie.jpg
https://www.wallpaperup.com/uploads/wallpapers/2012/06/04/4014/902698b2742ec5e7dbd2442d3066aef8-700.jpg

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
http://www.barcelonaconnect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ciutadella-fountain-1.jpe
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https://www.barcelona-life.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/magic-fountain-barcelona.jpg
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[MinervaItalica]

Oh, but you dont need to go to Spain. In your country you can enjoy the Arabic palaces and architecture :cool:

Castle of Sammezzano, Tuscany
https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/abandonedcastle_1.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0

Florence and Turin Synagogas, in Moorish style
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Firenze_synagoga_2009.JPG/800px-Firenze_synagoga_2009.JPG

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Turin_Synagogue_1.JPG/800px-Turin_Synagogue_1.JPG

Palazzo Sticchi, Apulia
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/moorish-palazzo-sticchi-santa-cesarea-terme-italy-moresque-one-finest-examples-art-nouveau-architecture-33108924.jpg

Siracusa, Sicily
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/88/f6/f1/88f6f108ebc0aeee7c8d9f0ec7306f39.jpg

Zisa Castle, Palermo, Sicily
https://st2.depositphotos.com/3006519/11258/i/950/depositphotos_112585830-stock-photo-the-zisa-castle-in-palermo.jpg

You personally can enjoy the Arabic architecture in Venezia :cool:

Venice and Islam: a story of architectural influence
https://www.iwamag.org/2018/02/27/venice-and-islam-a-story-of-architectural-influence/

A lot of Venetian architecture, therefore, was taken from Byzantine and Moorish styles. Just check out this photo of the Ca’ d’Oro, one of Venice’s loveliest palaces, built in the early 15th century:

https://i1.wp.com/www.walksofitaly.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ca-dOro-arches.jpg

You can see the inflected arch above, which likely originally came from the Moors. And on the bottom, you can see the pointed arch, always a hint that what you’re looking at is Gothic.

Meanwhile, the crenellations that you see, topping many of Venice’s palaces like a row of lace, were often seen topping ancient Greek temples—but the ones on the Ca d’Oro have a Moorish style.

https://www.walksofitaly.com/blog/venice/venetian-palazzo-architecture-venice-italy

Why do you even bother answer that clown of renaissance? Sammezzano and the Synagogue are Moorish REVIVAL. Zisa is Arab-Norman.

A lot nothing. Venezia is manly build with its own developed Gothic style. Perhaps only 0,00001 of its buildings are Moorish influenced. But hey do i need to remember you your UNESCO? :rolleyes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aljafer%C3%ADa


Go and learn something about art and architecture history, Venice owes infinitely more to Byzantine Empire than to Arabs. I will not debunk your bullshit, you just have to read history books.

He definitely need to.

[Tenma de Pegasus]

Lol Argentina is not on the list

[♥ Lily ♥]

Venezia, Italia
https://expertvagabond.com/wp-content/uploads/venice-italy-highlights-guide-900x600.jpg
https://www.thelocal.it/userdata/images/article/490242c9eefb87a0546d5bab6ca6137b3420d90eb0512c3bef 6220205f76de0e.jpg
https://www.theveniceinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/san-marco-venice-noresize-e1560619667551.jpg
http://eskipaper.com/images/bridge-of-sighs-venice-italy-1.jpg
https://www.italytravelandlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/brickwork-of-the-ducale.jpg
https://www.unospitedivenezia.it/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Palazzo-Ducale-Venezia_Itinerario-i-Tesori-del-Doge_vista-da-terrazza-Orologio.jpg

Firenze (Florence,) Italia
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https://img2.goodfon.com/wallpaper/big/4/1e/florenciya-italiya-reka-arno-2188.jpg

Valencia, Spain
https://live.staticflickr.com/2440/4014765141_a9a71de251_b.jpg
https://img5.goodfon.com/wallpaper/nbig/8/fb/valensiia-ispaniia-vyr.jpg

Paris, France
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Palais_Garnier_-_Le_Grand_Escalier.jpg
https://magazine.bellesdemeures.com/sites/default/files/opera_garnier_foyer.jpg
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[♥ Lily ♥]

Edinburgh, Scotland
https://sprudge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Edinburgh.jpg
https://images.mansionglobal.com/im-88152?size=1.514792899408284&width=640
https://handluggageonly.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Hand-Luggage-Only-13-7.jpg

Prague, Czech Republic
https://www.tripsavvy.com/thmb/6KZVMsmvn8NL1PQGGGqBoc6zqUE=/3435x2576/smart/filters:no_upscale()/tourists-at-the-old-town-square--prague-595084979-597ba2430d327a00116313f2.jpg
https://cdn.thecrazytourist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ccimage-shutterstock_428804917.jpg
https://media.timeout.com/images/105282343/630/472/image.jpg

Vienna, Austria
https://www.travelanddestinations.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Graben-in-Vienna-Winter.jpg
https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1519923041107-e4dc8d9193da?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&w=1000&q=80
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https://wonderfulengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Vienna-Wallpaper-18.jpg

Amsterdam, Netherlands
https://www.holland.com/upload_mm/d/0/7/69550_fullimage_fietsen-amsterdam_1360x.jpg
https://saywhat.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/casas-barco-amsterdam.jpg
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[Kamal900]

I like Italian architecture better than those in the UK in my opinion.

[♥ Lily ♥]

Lol Argentina is not on the list

That's not in Europe, but on a different continent in South America. You could start a separate poll for South American nations' architecture in the 'Latin' American sub-forum section.

[Cristiano viejo]

Why do you even bother answer that clown of renaissance? Sammezzano and the Synagogue are Moorish REVIVAL. Zisa is Arab-Norman.

A lot nothing. Venezia is manly build with its own developed Gothic style. Perhaps only 0,00001 of its buildings are Moorish influenced. But hey do i need to remember you your UNESCO? :rolleyes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aljafer%C3%ADa

Aljafería belongs to Mudéjar style. Not sure if you know what that style is :rolleyes: not very far of Moorish Revival but from some centuries ago.

I know these Arabic influences mean the 0,000000000000000000000001% of the Venecian architecture, do you think I am an ignorant? but it results that that also happens with the Spanish architecture. Arabic buildings (in any style, old or modern) dont pass of being 20-30 in total. But let say they are 300. Do you know how billions of total buildings there are in Spain? :rolleyes:


Lol Argentina is not on the list

Argentina should ask its join in Europe first :D

If EU accepts, then probably Argentina would be in the first places of the list :D

[♥ Lily ♥]

I think Belgium, England, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy.

(Also Vienna in Austria, Bavarian castles in Germany, Prague, and Romania are worthy of mention too.)

London, UK... which holds a mixture of Ancient Roman, Norman, Tudor, Baroque, Victorian, Edwardian, Georgian, Regency, and Gothic architecture, as well as modern buildings by renowned modern architects such as Norman Foster.


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I forgot to add these pics to my previous post for LDN.

https://i2.wp.com/keepcalmandwander.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Piccadily-London-5.jpg?resize=690%2C460
https://cdn.londonandpartners.com/asset/a8470577bb79a7460c342bf9a290b604.jpg
https://st4.depositphotos.com/12380386/23655/i/1600/depositphotos_236552310-stock-photo-london-january-2019-buses-cars.jpg
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/CriterionTheatre/Theatre1.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Leadenhall_Market_In_London_-_Feb_2006_rotated.jpg
https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2014/11/i875/fm.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1d/b7/7b/1db77b32d3f09643dcc582aabc9ae9e4.jpg
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/white-luxury-houses-facades-london-kensington-chelsea-borough-62922181.jpg
https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0e/b7/9c/b3/more-than-just-a-train.jpg
https://res.cloudinary.com/fleetnation/image/private/c_fit,w_1120/g_south,l_text:style_gothic2:%C2%A9%20roberthardin g,o_20,y_10/g_center,l_watermark4,o_25,y_50/v1548344504/htfahhl5ivu4cual6gg8.jpg
https://cdn.londonandpartners.com/asset/17ad4a81e3185c4f1015beec28b74f86.jpg
https://www.parkgrandkensington.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shutterstock_715779745.jpg
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Chinese Pagoda... it's not located in Central London's Chinatown, but is in Kew Gardens, Greater London
http://img2.chinadaily.com.cn/images/201711/16/5a0d2c44a31061a720dc2c1a.jpeg

This Swaminarayan Temple built in London made the Guiness Records and its architectural creation was entirely funded by the Hindu community.

The Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Neasden, London, UK, is the largest Hindu temple outside India.

It was built by Pramukh Swami, a 92-year-old Indian sadhu, and is made of 2,828 tonnes of Bulgarian limestone and 2,000 tonnes of Italian Carrara marble, which was first shipped to India to be carved by a team of 1,526 sculptors. The temple cost £12 million to build. It was entirely funded by Hindus, and features a cultural learning area, an area for a colourful display of foods and decorative dolls, a library, and a gymnasium.

https://secretldn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Neasden-Temple-Hindu-London.jpg
https://d25hwkr75zzfa.cloudfront.net/store/photo/medium_golden/building_1645_baps-shri-swaminarayan-mandir-london-from-ceremonial-gate-square_2f26a3cb12a3924a5e85cad8fd106608.jpg
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https://thesanetravel.com/images/Travels/LondonTemple/10-baps-shri-swaminarayan-mandir-london-thesanetravel.com-1370264.JPG

A 3 minute look at the sculpted architecture, dolls, colourful foods, etc, inside the Swaminarayan Temple... made from hand-carved Italian Carrara marble.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duHXN6aEnak

https://thenorthbank.london/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Somerset-House_exterior-1-e1554891746332-1437x600.jpg
https://res.cloudinary.com/fleetnation/image/private/c_fit,w_1120/g_south,l_text:style_gothic2:%C2%A9%20Tom%20Eversl ey,o_20,y_10/g_center,l_watermark4,o_25,y_50/v1485348783/evbh3soeoutpj8sai0nn.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80uPzHiz5Dg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slt9PQHEllk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR15raI2Y8Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYmW8FRWkv8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goxUzCSDgxQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da5yuYoOJoA

[♥ Lily ♥]

Cleopatra's Needle is a much prized monument by the River Thames along the Victoria Embankment near the Golden Jubilee Bridges in the City of Westminster, Central London.

The ancient Egyptian structure was purchased and shipped to London from Egypt as a gift from them. (The other one was shipped to NYC in the U.S.)

The obelisk remained in Alexandria until 1877 when Sir William James Erasmus Wilson, a distinguished anatomist and dermatologist, sponsored its transportation to London from Alexandria at a cost of some £10,000 (a very considerable sum in those days).

Following consultation with Mathew William Simpson, a railway and locomotive engineer working for the Khedive of Egypt and a friend of Wilson who shared his passion for Egyptian antiquities, it was dug out of the sand in which it had been buried for nearly 2,000 years and was encased in a great iron cylinder, 92 feet (28 m) long and 16 feet (4.9 m) in diameter.

The effort to ship Cleopatra's Needle to London was almost met with disaster on 14 October 1877, in a storm in the Bay of Biscay, when the Cleopatra began wildly rolling, and became uncontrollable.

The Olga sent out a rescue boat with six volunteers, but the boat capsized and all six crew were lost – they are named on a bronze plaque attached to the foot of the needle's mounting stone. Captain Booth on the Olga eventually managed to get his ship next to the Cleopatra and rescued Captain Carter and the five crew members aboard Cleopatra.

Captain Booth reported the Cleopatra "abandoned and sinking", but she stayed afloat, drifting in the Bay, until found four days later by Spanish trawler boats, and then rescued by the Glasgow steamer Fitzmaurice and taken to Ferrol in Spain for repairs. The Master of the Fitzmaurice lodged a salvage claim of £5,000 which had to be settled before departure from Ferrol, but it was negotiated down and settled for £2,000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra%27s_Needle,_London

The base of the structure was damaged by shrapnel from German WW2 bombs, as stated on a sign next to the monument.... so all the tourists can see it was the Germans who damaged Cleopatra's Needle.
https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/17/ca/32/45/caption.jpg
https://memoirsofametrogirl.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/cleopatra-nov16-11.jpg?w=604&h=453
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Cleopatra%27s_Needle_%28London%29_inscriptions.jpg/220px-Cleopatra%27s_Needle_%28London%29_inscriptions.jpg

Egyptian Avenue, Highgate, North London
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http://www.somethingdifferent.london/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/highgate-cemetry-5.jpg

The Swiss Glockenspiel is a 10 metre high moving musical landmark which has been reopened in Swiss Court, Leicester Square, London... after local businesses objected to it, but the Swiss artists have managed to re-install the much-loved Swiss Glockenspiel landmark in Central London for the English people to enjoy again.
https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/05/f6/14/ee/swiss-glockenspiel.jpg

The 27 bells were donated from Switzerland and Liechtenstein as a gift to the City of Westminster in Central London, and as a way to seal our friendship between the English and the Swiss.

The re-opening baptism ceremony of the Swiss Glockenspiel in London involved bringing over Swiss folk musicians and folk dancers.

The English people are happy again now the Swiss have kindly donated the 27 bells and have reinstalled the Swiss Glockenspiel landmark in Swiss Court, Central London.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7y0vtnOwfw

This clock was made by the English outside of the very historic and luxurious English store of Fortnum & Mason in London. The English designed and created it to prove that the Swiss aren't the only ones who can make fine clocks! Two enchanting figurine dolls of Mr. Fortnum and Mr. Mason (who founded the historic store) regularly appear each hour from the opening doors next to the clock, and they come out to greet each other and graciously bow their heads towards each other.

0:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UxuMOdaGTo

Eversince the end of WW2, each year in December, Norway traditionally gives England a tall fir tree that they ship from their nation as a Yule season gift to England. The tree gift is then decorated with lights to celebrate the return of the sunlight on the shortest day of the year in December in the Northern Hemisphere of the planet. The tree is placed in Trafalgar Square each Yule season in the City of Westminster, Central London, for the Winter Solstice and ancient Germanic Yuletide festivity celebrations.

An interesting short history (below) of the reason why Norway has been giving England a Yule tree gift each year eversince the end of WW2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXZR1HDy4Lw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEBS5dVpYzs

Ye Olde Swiss Cottage pub was built in the style of a Swiss chalet which is in the heart of the affluent area of Swiss Cottage in north-west London.
https://hidden-london.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/The-Old-Swiss-Cottage-public-house.jpg
https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0a/c7/82/c5/balcony.jpg
https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/12/8c/7e/0c/entrance-to-the-swiss.jpg
https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2016/05/i875/swiss_cottage.jpg

St. Paul's Cathedral, London... Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt the roof and other buildings after the Great Fire of London in 1666 burned down the City of London in Central London.

The German Nazis targeted St. Pauls Cathedral and wanted to destroy our national landmark to break the British morale during the Blitz when tens of thousands of bombs rained down on London one long December night.

https://cdn.getyourguide.com/img/tour_img-697418-146.jpg
https://cdn.londonandpartners.com/asset/st-pauls-cathedral-st-pauls-cathedral-aee0a2dbd5fdba394bc84c3ba7809988.jpg
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2019/04/15/TELEMMGLPICT000100299328_trans%2B%2Bek9vKm18v_rkIP H9w2GMNoGXySPv9M1Jbe0Fc3Bi1Fk.jpeg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxH0WyDtQBA

The old Roman City of Londinium mostly lays underneath London today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v-QWlIWmck

[Samnium]

I like Italian architecture better than those in the UK in my opinion.

France and Italy in my opinion have not only the most diverse landscapes in Europe (basically all the landscapes that you can have) but also a lot of archeological sites, beautiful churches, cities and the majority of the villages have a story to tell, a church with interesting paintings inside, statues....

Spain is cool also but the countryside seems to be isolated and deserted.

But I would probably give the point of the most beautiful architecture to Italy because of all these outstanding and unique cities, there is one Venice and many other cities that used Venice name to describe their own ("Venice of the North", Bruges, "Venice of the Alps", Annecy etc.) same thing with Rome. Rome is probably the more impressive city that you can visit, there is so much history, art, architecture concentrated in that city, in my opinion there isn't one city in Europe that can match Rome history, art or architecture, just impossible. Capital of the Roman Empire for hundreds of years and siege of Papacy, difficult to be more prestigious.

Aside to these big cities (I can quote also Firenze, Torino, Siena...) there are medieval villages that have been perfectly preserved all across Italy.

[Cristiano viejo]

France and Italy in my opinion have not only the most diverse landscapes in Europe (basically all the landscapes that you can have) but also a lot of archeological sites, beautiful churches, cities and the majority of the villages have a story to tell, a church with interesting paintings inside, statues....

Spain is cool also but the countryside seems to be isolated and deserted. .
I already asked this stupidity of you but you ignored it:


Not sure if with landscapes you refer to architecture or just nature but in both cases Spain is by far infinitely more diverse than France or Italy.


All that also happens in Spain (ancient Roman buildings included), so you can remove that little advantage which you talk.

[renaissance12]

I like Italian architecture better than those in the UK in my opinion.

Baroque ...Palladian ... Romanesque ...Neoclassical....and also Gothic Style Have Their Roots In Italy.....

[Samnium]

I already asked this stupidity of you but you ignored it:

You are ridiculous, Spain has important romans remains but miles away from what you can see in Italy. The city that has the most important roman remains in Spain is Tarraco (Tarragona) that I have visited last summer. There are a lot of archeological monuments very important : Pretori, the Amphitheater of course, the Theater, Roman necropolis (the most important of West Mediterranean area), well preserved Roman walls, Forum but come on you can't compare that with Pompei, Rome, Ostia, Tivoli.... Only in Rome you find more important roman monuments/buildings (and well-preserved) than in the whole Tarraco and Segovia.

Same with architecture, find cities that are on par with Firenze, Roma, Venezia and Siena in terms of architectural and artistic importance... There is one Vatican, not two, I haven't seen yet a church that can amaze you more than San Pietro.

I really like Spain for me it's the number 3 but honestly Italy is way ahead from what I've seen.

[Vožd]

France, Italy and Spain.

[Ikiru]

Flemish traditional architecture is heavily underrated.

https://www.brusselscitymuseum.brussels/fr/images/element/9308/the-grand-place-to-be-cvirginie-gineste_800.jpg

Its French variation exists as well in N. France notably in Arras and Béthune
https://www.beljanski.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/arras-conf%C3%A9rence-cancer.jpg

[♥ Lily ♥]

I think a lot of Northern European architecture was built to be functional and practical, rather than decorative.

For example, British castles were built to serve as practical and strong defence fortresses, (with drawbridges, moats, portcullis, thick warm defensive walls with small slits in the walls to use bows and arrows during fierce battles, lookout roofs, secure dungeons, trapdoors, etc,) whereas French castles were designed to be more decorative in a more ostentatious, showy, and elaborate display of grandeur and wealth. So whilst French castles are a lot more decorative and beautiful in an ornamental way, British castles have a lot of interesting history and legends attached to them.

People used their local resources when building architecture in Northern Europe - and probably didn't have the time to stand outside for long hours sculpting elaborate designs in freezing cold weather.

The buildings look inviting though, and often have warm and bright colours (red, orange, yellow painted house fronts).... maybe they used warm colours to lift peoples moods throughout the cloudy and rainy weather, or through the long, dark, grey days, and cold winters. Fishermen would aslo be able to see the coloured buildings along the fishing coastlines and shores more clearly from a distance on misty, cloudy, or dark rainy days.

A Viking Castle, Norway, (it may not be the most beautiful architecture in Europe, but it's certainly interesting and charismatic in its own unique way, and it looks cosy and warm inside.)
https://s-i.huffpost.com/gen/1032197/images/o-VIKINGS-facebook.jpg
https://media.pixcove.com/A/9/8/Vikings-Landscapes-Nature-Norway-Castle-Landscape--5880.jpg

Medieval Scandinavian architecture. I think it looks enticing and magical, and like something out of Lord of the Rings, and conjures images in my mind of the interesting characters that lived in these places.
http://www.wallswithstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/lead-vikinzi.jpg

Oslo, Norway
https://www.uio.no/english/research/news-and-events/events/conferences/tlt17/oslo-snow.jpg

Helsinki, Finland
https://wallpaperaccess.com/full/256265.jpg
https://images7.alphacoders.com/372/372825.jpg

Stockholm, Sweden
https://d1vpzb8ccuu79x.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/stockholm-750x450.jpg
https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,h_1248,w_2220/f_auto,q_auto,w_1100/v1555346386/shape/mentalfloss/istock_000052989368_small.jpg
https://www.sundaypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/05/5cf0e631c528a4.62018937-557x372.jpg

Ice Hotel, Sweden. (The building and sculptures inside are made from ice, like the Ice Bar in London and the Magical Ice Kingdom sculptures each December in London's Hyde Park.)
https://wallpaperaccess.com/full/523982.jpg

Copenhagan, Denmark (I'd like to draw or paint this picture.)
https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/04/10/16/copenhagen.jpg?w968h681
https://thumbor.forbes.com/thumbor/711x490/https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/dam/imageserve/1128749011/960x0.jpg?fit=scale
https://www.penguinandpia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/one-day-in-copenhagen-instagram-street.jpg
https://thesavvybackpacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/copenhangen-travel-costs.jpg

Weymouth, Dorset, south-west England. (My mum in Dorset has some small paintings on the walls inside her cottage of the small coastal villages and fishing harbours in the local area, and small paintings of the local sea.)
https://i2.wp.com/metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/607989978.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=964%2C493&ssl=1
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/methode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Feb878a2 e-4e28-11e8-84b1-71d01ab2ff8f.jpg?crop=2250%2C1266%2C0%2C117&resize=685

Reykjavik, Iceland
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https://i1.wp.com/thetaste.ie/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/istock-reykavik-e1543773199108.jpg?resize=650%2C340

Dublin, Ireland
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https://img2.goodfon.com/wallpaper/nbig/c/aa/city-ireland-dublin.jpg
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https://wallpaperaccess.com/full/760531.jpg

Belfast, Northern Ireland
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https://wallup.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/17/288947-Belfast-city_hall-748x421.jpg
https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp2430846.jpg

Amsterdam, Netherlands
https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/08/08/12/amsterdam-gabled-houses.jpg?w968h681

I find this architecture in Amsterdam below charismatic and interesting with its own unique charm. It reminds me of a magical fairytale or folklore scene out of a Hans Christian Anderson book. It would be tempting and nice to make a drawing or painting of this picture.
https://saywhat.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/casas-barco-amsterdam.jpg

[♥ Lily ♥]

Stockholm's metro stations are often described as being 'the most beautiful metro in the world' and are described as being 'like a walk-through cave' and 'an art gallery.' I think they're interesting and beautiful in a strange modern way... like a magical cave type of aesthetic... although personally I prefer the classical look of the Moscow and St. Petersburg metro stations.

https://thumbor.forbes.com/thumbor/960x0/https%3A%2F%2Fblogs-images.forbes.com%2Fgeoffreymorrison%2Ffiles%2F201 6%2F05%2FStockholm-Metro-by-Geoffrey-Morrison-1200x800.jpg
https://www.visitstockholm.com/globalassets/inspirationssidor/tunnelbanefonster/generella-stationer-ny-liggande.png?preset=detail_medium_retina
https://www.typsa.com/files/Estocolmo2Inicio1920X551.jpg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IINQLoXI7gc

Stockholm is described in the video below as being 'the Venice of the north.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzYucGccy2c

[Cristiano viejo]

You are ridiculous, Spain has important romans remains but miles away from what you can see in Italy.
Another time?? did anyone say otherwise? I just stated that your point "Italy is a point above the rest because there are Roman buildings" is stupid, first because having Roman buildings does not imply that a country has better architecture than other, and second, because Italy is not the only fuckin country that has Roman buildings, even if has 2 millions more of them than the rest.

You have a hard head to understand the things, eh?


The city that has the most important roman remains in Spain is Tarraco (Tarragona) that I have visited last summer. There are a lot of archeological monuments very important : Pretori, the Amphitheater of course, the Theater, Roman necropolis (the most important of West Mediterranean area), well preserved Roman walls, Forum but come on you can't compare that with Pompei, Rome, Ostia, Tivoli.... Only in Rome you find more important roman monuments/buildings (and well-preserved) than in the whole Tarraco and Segovia.
It is Mérida not Tarragona, dear "expert" in Spain. You should search about this village, the Roman bridge (792 m.) is the largest Roman bridge in the world, for example.


Same with architecture, find cities that are on par with Firenze, Roma, Venezia and Siena in terms of architectural and artistic importance... There is one Vatican, not two, I haven't seen yet a church that can amaze you more than San Pietro.

I really like Spain for me it's the number 3 but honestly Italy is way ahead from what I've seen.
hahahahahaha, that find cities on par with Firenza, etc?? ok: Burgos, Salamanca, Segovia, San Sebastián, Santiago de Compostela, Madrid, Sevilla, Toledo, Ávila, León, Granada, Córdoba.

Spain is not that far of Italy in UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES although you talk as if between Italy and Spain there was a big difference. My region Castilla y León has 8 (record in Europe) plus being the European region with the biggest concentration of Romanesque art in the world.

Regarding nature diversity, I insist, Spain is number one for sure, not even debatable. We have all type of landscapes. The best European beaches, the Pyrinees and other mountains (snow mountains included), the green Atlantic coast along the Cantabrian sea, Mediterranean fields, even deserts.
Any type of landscape. France and Italy dont have it.

[InfamousAngel99]

I am glad that this is multiple choice, or else I would not be able to vote. Some of the cultures have such different architecture that it's hard to compare!

[Samnium]

Another time?? did anyone say otherwise? I just stated that your point "Italy is a point above the rest because there are Roman buildings" is stupid, first because having Roman buildings does not imply that a country has better architecture than other, and second, because Italy is not the only fuckin country that has Roman buildings, even if has 2 millions more of them than the rest.

You have a hard head to understand the things, eh?

It's not only Roman buildings, it's you that are focusing on Romans but actually in Italy there are also Etruscans, Ancient Italic tribes and Ancient Greeks that have left very noticeable impact archeologically speaking. Paestum, Valle dei Templi, Tarquinia, Populonia, Taormina, Rheggion (Reggio Calabria) are romans ?



It is Mérida not Tarragona, dear "expert" in Spain. You should search about this village, the Roman bridge (792 m.) is the largest Roman bridge in the world, for example.

It's Tarragona that has the largest and most important roman ruins in Spain. Tarraco was the capital of the provincia Tarraconensis that covered 90% of the Iberian peninsula during high empire and was the oldest roman settlement in Spain.


hahahahahaha, that find cities on par with Firenza, etc?? ok: Burgos, Salamanca, Segovia, San Sebastián, Santiago de Compostela, Madrid, Sevilla, Toledo, Ávila, León, Granada, Córdoba.

Although they are cool cities they don't even arrive to the feat of a city like Venezia that have been considered by a cohort of prestigious travellers (including Mozart or several other outstanding figures) as the most beautiful city on the world.


Spain is not that far of Italy in UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES although you talk as if between Italy and Spain there was a big difference. My region Castilla y León has 8 (record in Europe) plus being the European region with the biggest concentration of Romanesque art in the world.

Unesco heritage sites proportion IMO aren't an argument. You can't estimate the amount of important sites by this number simply because there are many many places that deserve UNESCO Heritage but that they still don't have the classification.



Regarding nature diversity, I insist, Spain is number one for sure, not even debatable. We have all type of landscapes. The best European beaches, the Pyrinees and other mountains (snow mountains included), the green Atlantic coast along the Cantabrian sea, Mediterranean fields, even deserts.
Any type of landscape. France and Italy dont have it.

Not true at all, Spain doesn't have the diversity of France or Italy, especially France I'm thinking. Inland East Spain is "boring" in the sense that it's pretty much the same kind of landscape and doesn't have that much diversity IMO. Also Spain lack very continental landscapes that you can find in East France like in Jura or in Alsace, it's nonexistent. I can say the same about N.France countryside or even Northern coast.

[Root]

England, Scotland, Ireland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Norway, Iceland

[Dna8]

In the context of specific cities:

Rome, Paris, Prague, Budapest, Madrid, Kladovo, Tallinn, London, Saint Petersburg, Constantinople.

But only one of the above is the undisputed best: Rome

[♥ Lily ♥]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjcTRwh62xI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lOTKeoK2g

5:01

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr-FCod3rPo

8:19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpVrHC5B5uQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXRz1LihEV0

[♥ Lily ♥]

There's an experimental new model town that was created by Prince Charles in my original home county of Dorset.... and a lot of the local Dorsetshire people don't like it as the architecture looks so out-of-place with the old traditional English stone cottages throughout much of Dorset.

My mother drove me around that strange new small town there in her car for about 10 minutes so I could see it for myself. It's called 'Poundbury'. She said it's so weird and nobody in Dorset likes it. The people moving into Poundbury are from other areas of the UK.

Prince Charles strongly dislikes modern architecture - and he's often spoken-out against skyscrapers built in London as being 'monstrosities'. (He's always speaking-out against genetically-modified foods as well, and the Prince/royal farmer grows organic foods on his much-renowned royal estate of Highgrove House, which he sells in supermarkets to the public.)

The future King of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, NZ, etc, has strongly urged architects to create more classical designed.

The Prince's new model village is called a 'royal revolution' by some, and is ridiculed by others. Poundbury doesn't allow road signs, if I remember correctly.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/oct/27/poundbury-prince-charles-village-dorset-disneyland-growing-community

The Prince is very proud of his creation though.

https://www.visit-dorset.com/imageresizer/?image=%2Fdmsimgs%2FPoundbury1_215257080.jpg&action=ProductDetail
https://images.spot.im/v1/production/xwth9eljhhgebq4m6yuy
https://adamarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Poundbury_SWQ_01_rgb_L-1-wpcf_2400x1800.jpg


Poundbury is an experimental new town or urban extension on the outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The development is built on land owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. It is built according to the principles of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is known for holding strong views challenging the post-war trends in town planning that were suburban in character. Since starting in 1993, the town has received both criticism and praise from architects and design critics.

The development is built to a traditional high-density urban pattern, rather than a suburban one, focused on creating an integrated community of shops, businesses, and private and social housing. There is no zoning. The planners say they are designing the development around people rather than the car, and they aim to provide a high-quality environment, from the architecture to the selection of materials, to the signposts, and the landscaping. To avoid constant construction, utilities are buried in common utility ducts under the town. Common areas are maintained by a management company to which all residents belong. It consists of 35 percent social housing and is designed for sustainable development, which includes carbon neutrality.

To some degree, the project shows similarities with the contemporary New Urbanism movement. The development brief outlined having a centre built in a classical style and outer neighbourhood areas in a vernacular style, with design influences taken from the surrounding area. The development includes period features such as wrought iron fences, porticos, gravelled public squares, and 'bricked-up' windows; known as blind windows these traditionally serve an aesthetic function and are widely misattributed to the window tax.

Poundbury has a population of 3,500 residents and provides over 2,000 people employment in over 180 businesses. The town is expected to be completed by 2025 with the population estimated to increase to approximately 6,000 residents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poundbury



Traditional Dorset villages have a lot of traditional thatched roof stoned cottages like this https://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?143180-Beautiful-English-Countryside-Fairytale-Cottages-With-English-Country-Gardens so the new village of Poundbury looks superficial and out-of-place in Dorset:

https://www.countrycottagesonline.com/project/images/7589countrycottage.jpg
https://www.picturesofengland.com/img/L/1090330.jpg
https://www.english-country-cottages.co.uk/assets/letmycottage_MG_6360.jpg

[Ford]

I generally tend to like villages in and around the Alps, but also British villages. However, I can appreciate most traditional types of villages. As for more 'grand' styles, I'd have to say it's a tie between Italy and Russia.

[Ülev]

Vatican City

[Cristiano viejo]

It's not only Roman buildings, it's you that are focusing on Romans but actually in Italy there are also Etruscans, Ancient Italic tribes and Ancient Greeks that have left very noticeable impact archeologically speaking. Paestum, Valle dei Templi, Tarquinia, Populonia, Taormina, Rheggion (Reggio Calabria) are romans ?
It was you the first who said "Italy is one point above the rest because Roman buildings". I dont give a fuck and I even dont like ruins. I just qualified your statement because Spain has a lot of these Roman ruins too :rolleyes:


It's Tarragona that has the largest and most important roman ruins in Spain. Tarraco was the capital of the provincia Tarraconensis that covered 90% of the Iberian peninsula during high empire and was the oldest roman settlement in Spain.

Even although the name has absolutely nothing to do, Tarraconensis did not cover the 90% of the IP, baby
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Roman_Empire_-_Tarraconensis_%28125_AD%29.svg/1024px-Roman_Empire_-_Tarraconensis_%28125_AD%29.svg.png

And NO, it is Mérida (which also was the capital of the province of Lusitania by the way). It is Roman ruins are much more spectacular than these of Tarragona, and it is much more famous, at least here in Spain.


Although they are cool cities they don't even arrive to the feat of a city like Venezia that have been considered by a cohort of prestigious travellers (including Mozart or several other outstanding figures) as the most beautiful city on the world.

That is because Mozart was not in Spain :D Venecia is famous just because is sinking, Santiago de Compostela because its Camino de Santiago, chatedral, etc. Do you notice the difference?



Unesco heritage sites proportion IMO aren't an argument. You can't estimate the amount of important sites by this number simply because there are many many places that deserve UNESCO Heritage but that they still don't have the classification.
Unesco is not an argument, but Mozart is?? :rolleyes:

Well, I agree in part. What about Spain being the 2nd most visited country in the world, being Italy to light years? is an argument or not? :rolleyes:
https://www.elmundo.cr/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/turismo-Francia-visitas.jpg




Not true at all, Spain doesn't have the diversity of France or Italy, especially France I'm thinking. Inland East Spain is "boring" in the sense that it's pretty much the same kind of landscape and doesn't have that much diversity IMO. Also Spain lack very continental landscapes that you can find in East France like in Jura or in Alsace, it's nonexistent. I can say the same about N.France countryside or even Northern coast.
And that graphic is the proof of my diversity argument. France is on top just because París. Spain place is not only because a single city :thumb001:

If you dont want to accept that in Spain coexist all the imaginable landscapes (high mountains, green regions, plain regions, deserts, the best beaches, etc etc) is your problem, but it is the truth, and that can not find in France, Italy, UK or Russia

Since this in ALL North Spain (mountains and sea along)
https://www.autocaravanas.es/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/playa-cantabria.jpg

to this in ALL South Spain
https://www.axarquiaplus.es/wp-content/uploads_cloud/Playa-TorredelMar-1200x674.jpg

Absolute different landscapes. If that it is not the total acception of the word DIVERSITY, I dont know what could be :rolleyes:

[renaissance12]

In spain there is nothing like the dolomites.....

[renaissance12]

There's an experimental new model town that was created by Prince Charles in my original home county of Dorset.... and a lot of the local Dorsetshire people don't like it as the architecture looks so out-of-place with the old traditional English stone cottages throughout much of Dorset.

My mother drove me around that strange new small town there in her car for about 10 minutes so I could see it for myself. It's called 'Poundbury'. She said it's so weird and nobody in Dorset likes it. The people moving into Poundbury are from other areas of the UK.

Prince Charles strongly dislikes modern architecture - and he's often spoken-out against skyscrapers built in London as being 'monstrosities'. (He's always speaking-out against genetically-modified foods as well, and the Prince/royal farmer grows organic foods on his much-renowned royal estate of Highgrove House, which he sells in supermarkets to the public.)

The future King of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, NZ, etc, has strongly urged architects to create more classical designed.

The Prince's new model village is called a 'royal revolution' by some, and is ridiculed by others. Poundbury doesn't allow road signs, if I remember correctly.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/oct/27/poundbury-prince-charles-village-dorset-disneyland-growing-community

The Prince is very proud of his creation though.

https://www.visit-dorset.com/imageresizer/?image=%2Fdmsimgs%2FPoundbury1_215257080.jpg&action=ProductDetail
https://images.spot.im/v1/production/xwth9eljhhgebq4m6yuy
https://adamarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Poundbury_SWQ_01_rgb_L-1-wpcf_2400x1800.jpg



Traditional Dorset villages have a lot of traditional thatched roof stoned cottages like this https://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?143180-Beautiful-English-Countryside-Fairytale-Cottages-With-English-Country-Gardens so the new village of Poundbury looks superficial and out-of-place in Dorset:

https://www.countrycottagesonline.com/project/images/7589countrycottage.jpg
https://www.picturesofengland.com/img/L/1090330.jpg
https://www.english-country-cottages.co.uk/assets/letmycottage_MG_6360.jpg
Funny .......Veneto "casoni" look like That "english Houses"

[Zmey Gorynych]

Italy and Florence is its jewel.

[Samnium]

Italy and Florence is its jewel.I prefer Rome but Firenze is beautiful as well indeed !

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[Samnium]

In spain there is nothing like the dolomites.....Let him speak and speak and say bullshit.

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[Kamal900]

I prefer Rome but Firenze is beautiful as well indeed !

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I'd like to go to Campania and see one of the world's best archaeological sites in the world, Pompeii and Herculaneum. I've heard Naples has one of the world's best seafood.

[Zmey Gorynych]

I prefer Rome but Firenze is beautiful as well indeed !
I found Rome to be underwhelming. It has some beautiful architecture but the city as a whole is bit of pig sty which is to be expected for a capital with so many inhabitants. Florence is smaller, compact, neat and studded with beautiful historical buildings and even the non-touristy part of the city is quite lovely.

Seville is another beautiful neat city, not quite on par with Florence but it has it's charm. Loved the confusing web of narrow streets.

[Samnium]

I found Rome to be underwhelming. It has some beautiful architecture but the city as a whole is bit of pig sty which is to be expected for a capital with so many inhabitants. Florence is smaller, compact, neat and studded with beautiful historical buildings and even the non-touristy part of the city is quite lovely.

It's true that Rome being a capital has some downsides but has so much art, history and architecture concentrated in only one city really... There are tons of Roman monuments of first importance and not that far beautiful churches, palaces, fountains, really it's the only city where you find a blend of ancient/more modern architecture so large.

For the criteria that you have said I preferred Siena to Firenze (although Firenze is in my top 5/top 10 of the best cities), Siena has remained unchanged since the 13th century basically. All the houses are from the medieval period, you walk on the streets and you feel that you're in the Middle Ages, even more than in Carcassone or Lucca, other well preserved medieval cities.

[Zmey Gorynych]

It's true that Rome being a capital has some downsides but he has so much art, history and architecture concentrated in only one city really... There are tons of Roman monuments of first importance and not that far beautiful churches, palaces, fountains, really it's the only city where you find a blend of ancient/more modern architecture so large.

For the criteria that you have said I preferred Siena to Firenze (although Firenze is in my top 5/top 10 of the best cities), Siena has remained unchanged since the 13th century basically. All the houses are from the medieval period, you walk on the streets and you feel that you're in the Middle Ages, even more than in Carcassone or Lucca, other well preserved medieval cities.
Agreed, Siena is another beautiful smaller, neat city. Everything from the cathedral to the square to ordinary houses is beautiful.

[Samnium]

Agreed, Siena is another beautiful smaller, neat city. Everything from the cathedral to the square to ordinary houses is beautiful.

Exactly, what's amazing is his architectural coherence. Also unlike Venice who's a dead city Siena people kept their traditions and are still perpetuating it. You see clearly that the city live even if there are plenty of tourists.

[Adamastor]

Italy, I think it's not really debatable. No one can match Italy in diversity, sophistication and beauty.

Walking around in Florence is almost a mystical experience if you can understand the deeper meaning behind the buildings.

[Aspirin]

France and Italy.

[Cristiano viejo]

In spain there is nothing like the dolomites.....

Pufff, Dolomites.. we have the Pyrinees, baby, which are 10000 times better in every sense.

[Samnium]

Pufff, Dolomites.. we have the Pyrinees, baby, which are 10000 times better in every sense.Lol Pyrenées. Cool area but Dolomites are truly unique and much more higher.

Alps are higher, larger, and overall more stunning that Pyrenées. Compare le Pic du Canigou to the Mont-Blanc, there is really no comparison between the two.

(Mont Blanc)
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191103/b9cdc0da48d28de2aacf2b5ca9d8763f.jpg

[Cristiano viejo]

Lol Pyrenées. Cool area but Dolomites are truly unique and much more higher.



You need to check your sources.

[Samnium]

You need to check your sources.Come on Pyrénées are around 2000 meters on average whereas Dolomiti are almost only really high mountain.

Anyway he could have said the Italian Alps, I doubt that Spain has il Monte Cervino.

Find me a mountain like that in the Pyrénées :) https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191103/dbd5aeb51d3ee500195554ed9b4813fe.jpg

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[Cristiano viejo]

Come on Pyrénées are around 2000 meters on average whereas Dolomiti are almost only really high mountain.
The Pyrinees are bigger/larger and have a higher mountains than the highest Dolomite mountain (of course in the Spanish side). The Aneto, Monte Perdido and Posets are higher than any Doloite mountain/peak.


Anyway he could have said the Italian Alps, I doubt that Spain has il Monte Cervino.

Find me a mountain like that in the Pyrénées :) https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191103/dbd5aeb51d3ee500195554ed9b4813fe.jpg

Are you joking?? what is special in that mountain?

[Adamastor]

Come on Pyrénées are around 2000 meters on average whereas Dolomiti are almost only really high mountain.

Anyway he could have said the Italian Alps, I doubt that Spain has il Monte Cervino.

Find me a mountain like that in the Pyrénées :) https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191103/dbd5aeb51d3ee500195554ed9b4813fe.jpg

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Don't waste your time, discussing with him is useless.

[Cristiano viejo]

Don't waste your time, discussing with him is useless.

Yes, you can go to heard your Arabic songs and better let us alone.

[renaissance12]

Pufff, Dolomites.. we have the Pyrinees, baby, which are 10000 times better in every sense.


It is not wise to compare Pyrinees to Dolomites..

Anyway in Spain you lack these views:

https://voyages.michelin.fr/sites/default/files/styles/poi_slideshow/public/images/travel_guide/voyage_media-NX-40004/lac-majeur-1.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Bellagio_2.jpg
http://www.rossocorallo.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Positano-costiera-amalfitana.jpg
https://www.10cose.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cosa-vedere-cinque-terre.jpg
https://www.visitmalcesine.com/content/400h/media/11/file-malcesine-lungolago-trawoeger.jpg
http://www.trekebike.it/media/k2/items/cache/620466077c427f141effa294382f5fba_XL.jpg
https://www.castellosanmarco.it/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/taormina_teatro-greco-con-etna.jpg

[renaissance12]

Yes, you can go to heard your Arabic songs and better let us alone.


In Campania and Sicily some traditional and folk songs sounds little bit arabic.. ( nobody can deny the influence of middle east -levantine and less arabic - in South italy )

Anyway Spain or France and many others European countries have unique and great architecture and natural view.. Also Holland that is completely flat has a really nice country..and nice town..

[renaissance12]

Tourists going to visit Venice Florence Rome Palermo should go to visit inside the palaces..

Venice was a touristic town even before the word Tourist was invented..


Paleremo..the external facade/side of the this palace is quite Anonymous

http://siciliastoriaemito.altervista.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/26375959942_f24dec0449_k.jpg

but the beauty is inside ( it is a private house and 100% original preserved )

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/11/43/f8/1143f861a7418942512191e26b184063.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/5178/5495804840_a143a81a2c_b.jpg

http://www.benedettotarantino.com/wp-content/gallery/palazzo-valguarnera-gangi/MG_9069.jpg
https://www.lasiciliainrete.it/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Palazzo-Valguarnera-Gangi-Palermo-.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DI39evAXoAAroQu.jpg
https://ssl.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000C85ds.yYL5c/s/860/860/foto-15.jpg


Only in Venice there are hundreds of palace like the above Palermo palace..

[Cristiano viejo]

It is not wise to compare Pyrinees to Dolomites..

Anyway in Spain you lack these views:
You serious??

Lake San Mauricio, Lérida
https://www.tuscasasrurales.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lago-san-mauricio.jpg

Cantabria
https://m.eldiario.es/norte/cantabria/ultima-hora/anteproyecto-Catalogo-Paisajes-Relevantes-Cantabria_EDIIMA20181213_0098_4.jpg

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s-G4UeMOe90/V55q_ax2ApI/AAAAAAAAMWo/v3RdLFwEMxoJvqZPvy04aNoBBWASyER_gCLcB/s1600/20140823%2BCarmona%2B010.jpg

Cudillero, Asturias
https://www.lavanguardia.com/r/GODO/LV/p5/WebSite/2018/07/19/Recortada/img_mbigas_20160704-120510_imagenes_lv_getty_cudillero-450-kdZ-U45966888267dRB-992x558@LaVanguardia-Web.jpg

O Barqueiro, La Coruña
https://www.lavanguardia.com/r/GODO/LV/p6/WebSite/2019/06/18/Recortada/img_mbigas_20190618-122555_imagenes_lv_terceros_barqueiro-kUf--656x337@LaVanguardia-Web.jpg

Just to see the diversity:

Cadaqués, Gerona
https://pueblosbonitos.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Cadaques.jpg

Aracena, Huelva
https://blog.fuertehoteles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/aracena-huelva.jpg

It is Italy who lacks the Atlantic facade-architecture-landscapes. These are a common pictures of Northern Spain and does not exist in Italy: villages between the ocean, the cliffs and the mountains

https://ep01.epimg.net/elpais/imagenes/2016/08/29/paco_nadal/1472486003_609444_1472492184_sumario_normal.jpg

https://viajes.nationalgeographic.com.es/medio/2012/07/24/rias_altas.jpg

https://viajes.101lugaresincreibles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pueblos-bonitos-asturias.jpg

https://www.merca2.es/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ribadesella.jpg

[MinervaItalica]

Pufff, Dolomites.. we have the Pyrinees, baby, which are 10000 times better in every sense.

Are the Pyrenees UNESCO? :rolleyes:

Dolomites are a top choices for movies shots and winter sports.


It is Italy who lacks the Atlantic facade-architecture-landscapes. These are a common pictures of Northern Spain and does not exist in Italy: villages between the ocean, the cliffs and the mountains

Every country big as Spain or Italy have their unique landscapes. Spain also has deserts which aren't present in Italy but you strangely didn't mention them.

Italy's alpine architecture especially the one in the North East who has German like styles is not present in Spain.

[Cristiano viejo]

Are the Pyrenees UNESCO? :rolleyes:
It should be it.


Dolomites are a top choices for movies shots and winter sports.
Same than the Pyrinees.



Every country big as Spain or Italy have their unique landscapes. Spain also has deserts which aren't present in Italy but you strangely didn't mention them.
lol, I mentioned deserts two times, review my previous posts.


Italy's alpine architecture especially the one in the North East who has German like styles is not present in Spain.
No idea which architecture is that but ok.