Architecture in France

A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."

The unique design of these skyscrapers in a Paris suburb led to them being nicknamed "cloud towers."

This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.

This renovated Art Nouveau bathroom from 1905 is worth the price of admission.

A very uncommon water tank standing in the middle of the grapevines in Bordeaux nearly a century after its construction.

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

This imposing castle has stood for nearly a thousand years.

Former home to Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka's dazzling Art Deco duplex studio.

The ruins of a military fortification sit atop this mountain.

A young Gustave Eiffel assisted in the construction of this skinny metal observation tower.

The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

On the grounds of a former estate in Burgundy stands an elaborate temple that is modeled after the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery.