The world's most famous buildings are pure creative inspiration. Architects designing with skill, vision and imagination bring together shape, space, colour and purpose in a creative fusion. This list of the best buildings around the globe includes some classics that have been standing for hundreds of years, as well as some structures that haven't even been completed yet. Many of these will be familiar even if you haven't visited, as they've starred on screen or in artworks, and they have vastly different purposes from churches to airports, museums and temples.
There's a wide mix of styles but each option brings hoards of visitors each year and have made their mark on global culture. Whether you're perusing the list for fun, as inspiration for your next artwork (on one of the best drawing tablets), or you're planning on journeying for real, iPhone for photography in hand, to see the iconic architecture in real life.
