r/ArchitecturePorn • u/erdeebee • Dec 06 '20

Reminder: This is ArchitecturePorn! The mods would love you to comment on the architecture as such and leave anything else at the door.

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113 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/WestonWestmoreland • 2h ago

Gion-kaku tower, Kyoto, 1927. Designed by Ito Chuta, its two levels on a high stone base replicate, in massive size, one of the Yamahoko floats of Kyoto's Gion Matsuri. The copper roof features a slender spire with a finely sculpted crane covered in five gold layers (detail included) [1280x720][OC]

69 Upvotes

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r/ArchitecturePorn • u/Gooddaylocal • 9h ago

Restored 1898 ceiling in the GAR rooms of the Chicago Cultural Center

122 Upvotes

0 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/Amazing-Edu2023 • 16h ago

Prague Cathedral [OC]

135 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/Gold-Lengthiness-760 • 5h ago

Christ Church(Rusell/Bahía de las Islas)Nueva Zelanda [OC]

4 Upvotes

0 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/ArtisticRide6852 • 1d ago

Front portal of Schloss Wolfenbüttel, Germany

336 Upvotes

5 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/sonderewander • 23h ago

Tūranga Library, Christchurch, New Zealand [OC]

79 Upvotes

0 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/Gold-Lengthiness-760 • 1d ago

San Miguel de Lillo(Monte Naranco-Oviedo/Asturias-España)[OC]

92 Upvotes

Prerománico Asturiano

Patrimonio de la Humanidad

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r/ArchitecturePorn • u/WestonWestmoreland • 1d ago

The Kaminarimon, or Thunder Gate, is the outer of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. The gate stands at 11.7 m tall. The Kaminarimon was first built in 941 AD by Taira no Kinmasa, a military commander... [1280x622] [OC]

32 Upvotes

2 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/WestonWestmoreland • 2d ago

The tilework at the corners of the roofs of Himeji castle, Japan, c.1609 AD. [1280x852] [OC]

903 Upvotes

13 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/JONO202 • 1d ago

Accenture Building, Ballston, VA

24 Upvotes

3 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/WestonWestmoreland • 2d ago

The only entrance to the Keep in Himeji Castle, Japan, c.1609 AD. Reinforced with steel, you cross that gate to find a 90º turn to the left and a similar gate right away. The castle entrance is protected by a maze of killing zones and narrow passes but was never put to the test. [1280x614] [OC]

129 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/Gold-Lengthiness-760 • 2d ago

Pfarrkirche hl Jakobus(Vent/Tirol)Austria [OC]

30 Upvotes

0 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/abcphotos • 2d ago

Carved door at Mission San Juan Capistrano [oc]

42 Upvotes

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r/ArchitecturePorn • u/FOllie65 • 3d ago

A beautiful corner building in Bolzano, in South Tyrol, Italy [OC]

617 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/Gold-Lengthiness-760 • 2d ago

Torre del Castillo (Český Krumlov)Chequia)[OC]

84 Upvotes

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r/ArchitecturePorn • u/anneylani • 1d ago

Karnes County Courthouse, Texas, July 2018. Photo by Alfredo Mora [2048 × 1289]

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1 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/sonderewander • 2d ago

The Observatory, The Arts Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand [OC]

133 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/zedazeni • 2d ago

Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pic is OC

43 Upvotes

0 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/sonderewander • 3d ago

Sign of the Takahe, Christchurch, New Zealand - Neo-Gothic [OC]

218 Upvotes

3 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/Gold-Lengthiness-760 • 4d ago

Heddal stavkirke(Notodden/Noruega)[OC]

315 Upvotes

9 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/Tricky-Helicopter777 • 3d ago

The Georgian Garden at No. 4 The Circus, Bath [OC]

102 Upvotes

4 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/xReivax • 3d ago

Apple Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

29 Upvotes

0 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/naveen713 • 4d ago

Sydney Opera House [OC]

39 Upvotes

0 comments

r/ArchitecturePorn • u/ArtisticRide6852 • 5d ago

Kornmarkt 7. A unique timber framed house in Limburg, Germany

631 Upvotes

9 comments

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