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Schönbrunn Palace (Vienna, Austria)

+ The summer home of the Habsburg royal family for three centuries, this 1,441 room Baroque palace is arguably the most beautiful in Europe.

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Royal Albert Hall (London, U.K.)

+ This Victorian era concert hall, named as a memorial to the Queen’s then late husband Albert, is designed in a beautiful Italianate architectural style. The building remains one of the most famous concert halls in the U.K.

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Painted Ladies (San Francisco, CA)

+ “Painted ladies” is a term used to describe the brightly painted Victorian and Edwardian homes in San Francisco, CA.

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Tippecanoe Place (South Bend, Indiana)

+ This Richardsonian Romanesque Gilded Age mansion was built for the famous automobile magnate, Clement Studebaker.

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Sainte-Chapelle (Paris, France)

+ Built by Saint King Louis IX, this royal chapel was built to house the Crown of Thorns. The relic eventually relocated to Notre Dame, nearby, but the gothic chapel, with unbelievable art and stained glass remains one of the world’s most beautiful places.

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John’s Lane Church (Dublin, Ireland)

+ This 19h century French Gothic Revival church features the tallest steeple in Dublin, and a lot of beautiful art and stained glass.

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Marienburg Castle (Hanover, Germany)

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Peace Palace (The Hague, Netherlands)

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Inverness Castle (Inverness, Scotland)

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Ely Cathedral (Ely, Cambridgeshire, England)

+ One of the most beautiful places in Britain. This cathedral site has been a place of worship since the 600s AD. Its current building has stood for almost a thousand years.

This is one of the best examples of Romanesque (Norman) and English Gothic architecture ever built.