(Baonghean.vn) - While many man-made wonders like the Colosseum or the Taj Mahal are known worldwide, there are many other architectural masterpieces scattered across the globe that are not widely known.
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| The Grand Mosque of Djenne in Mali, one of the most famous sites in Africa and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo: AFP. |
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| The facade of the Djenne Grand Mosque, Mali. Photo: Flickr. |
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| Chand Baori stepwell, located in Abhaneri village, Rajasthan state, India. Photo: Flickr. |
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| An Indian youth jumps from a height into the Chand Baori well amidst the stares of onlookers. Photo: AFP. |
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| The Parliament building in Bucharest, Romania. This is perhaps the largest civil government building in the world. Photo: Flickr. |
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| Foreign tourists feel lost in the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" hall at the Parliament building, known as the "House of the People" in Bucharest. Photo: AFP. |
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| Stari Most (meaning "Old Bridge"), a reconstruction of a 16th-century Ottoman bridge, is located in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The original bridge was destroyed in 1993 during the war between Croatia and Bosnia. Photo: Flickr. |
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| A man dives from the 22-meter-high Stari Most bridge, spanning the Neretva River, during a traditional local diving competition. Photo: AFP. |
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| Kumbhalgarh Fort, located in Rajasthan, India, dates back to the Mewar dynasty. Photo: Flickr. |
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| The ramparts of this fortress stretch for over 38 kilometers, making it the second longest wall in the world, surpassed only by the Great Wall of China. Photo: Flickr. |
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| The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is located in Isfahan, Iran. Built in the early 17th century, it is one of the greatest masterpieces of Iranian Safavid architecture. Photo: Flickr. |
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| The unique beauty inside the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Iran. Photo: Flickr. |
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| Derawar Fort is a large, square-shaped fort located in the city of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. The fort comprises 40 towering ramparts and a surrounding wall up to 30 meters high, with a perimeter of approximately 1,500 meters. Photo: Flickr. |
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| View from Derawar Fort. Photo: Flickr. |
Thu Giang
(According to Sputnik)
