What makes one city stand out from another? Sometimes it’s a landmark, a famous resident, or a historic royal family. But one factor that consistently defines a city’s identity is its architecture. The moment you step into a new city, architecture is one of the first things you notice. Whether it’s towering skyscrapers, intricate facades, or historic neighborhoods, the built environment makes a lasting impression. It’s also one of the clearest ways to see the difference between a developed city and one still growing.
Just look at the image below—those buildings aren’t just beautiful; they tell a story. They reflect creativity, culture, and purpose. It’s no surprise that over 1.9 million people have joined the conversation on r/architecture, sharing iconic structures from around the world. So don’t keep your city’s best designs a secret. Share the architecture that makes your home unique. Because great buildings don’t just shape skylines—they shape how we feel about the places we live and visit.
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#1 Why don’t our cities look like this?
#2 Traditional Iranian Ceiling Architecture
#3 Very cool apartment design in Chengdu
#4 Les Espaces d’Abraxas, Noisy-le-Grand, France
#5 Bath, England
#6 mid-rise apartments – iran
#7 Why would they do this!
#8 You work at the red dot. You have a meeting at the blue dot. You have two minutes.
#9 Zaha Hadid Architects’ metro station opens in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
#10 Oriental architecture.
#11 I hate that this is so common in NYC
#12 Shadowless Church in Chengdu
#13 One River North by MAD Architects, 2024. Denver, Colorado
#14 Latest construction photos of the Line / Neom in Saudi Arabia
#15 What’s the biggest crime against American architectural preservation?
#16 Can someone explain this building to me, is it just for no reason?
#17 Elements of Art Nouveau architecture in Brussels (1893-1914)
#18 Leonardo Da Vinci – Staircase design ca. 1516
#19 Two apartments by firouzArchitects – Tehran, iran.
#20 Debatable meme
#21 Musée Océanographique de Monaco
#22 Beautiful architecture of Aleppo
#23 Brick – some contemporary residential buildings, iran.
#24 Why do medieval cities look way better than modern cities? And how much would the apartments on the left cost in America?
#25 Shanghai Grand Opera House by Snøhetta. Due for completion in 2025
#26 Boston architecture styles in one photo [Building]
#27 One of my favourite buildings in NYC
#28 Syrian architecture
#29 The majestic elegance of brick achieved in the Roman Museum of Mérida by Rafael Moneo
#30 Karlatornet, Gothenburg Sweden
#31 Is this considered brutalist architecture?
#32 Hyatt Regency , Architect John Portman 1973
#33 Not an architect. Just a terrified layman, who won’t be taking Structures class. Is this… okay? (Manhattan)
#34 Strange, apparently functionless tower in Komazawakoen, Tokyo
#35 Alwyn Court, New York
#36 Masaryčka Building. Zaha Hadid Architects, 2024. Prague, Czech Republic
#37 The new JP Morgan HQ (will be finished in 2025)
#38 This is definitely one of my favorite buildings of all time. The Leuven Town Hall, Belgium 🇧🇪
#39 Italy. Truly no place quite like it. What’s everyone favorite fact about Italy
#40 Renaissance Center Marriott | Detroit, MI | John Portman | 1977
