The Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin, Ireland, opened in 2009. It is a cable-stayed bridge.
Photograph by Michael Legris, National Geographic Your ShotApartment buildings brighten the skyline in the Red Sea city of Hurghada.
Photograph by Harald Gaertner, National Geographic Your ShotInside London's British Museum, the glass-roofed Great Court surrounds the original Reading Room.
Photograph by Joe Navin, National Geographic Your ShotA wall of windows gives diners at a restaurant in Woodbridge, Tasmania, stunning views of a giant oak and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
Photograph by Liam Byrne, National Geographic Your ShotA grove of 'supertrees'—vertical gardens over 50 metres tall that capture rainwater and filter exhaust—are capped with solar panels that provide energy to light up the trees at night.
Photograph by Rogel Tura, National Geographic Your ShotA showpiece of the Seattle Public Library System, a redesigned Central Library opened in 2004. It has nearly 10,000 pieces of exterior glass and 4,644 tons of steel.
Photograph by Johns Tsai, National Geographic Your ShotThe Putra Mosque is a landmark in Putrajaya, the new administrative capital of Malaysia.
Photograph by Zain Abdullah, National Geographic Your ShotTicket agents await passengers in Terminal 2 of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, the busiest global hub in mainland China.
Inlaid flowers wind across the 183,000-square-foot marble courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates.
Photograph by Hasan Akay, National Geographic Your ShotAt the Gardens by the Bay complex in Singapore, the Cloud Forest attraction gives visitors a look at life high in the mountains.
Photograph by Raymond Hon, National Geographic Your ShotA photograph taken at twilight captures London's City Hall aglow and the Tower Bridge drawbridge opening for river traffic.
Photograph by Raymond Choo, National Geographic Your ShotAt the Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) a monumental spiral staircase was designed by Giuseppe Momo in 1932. The galleries of the museums house works of art that include entire rooms painted by Raphael and the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine Chapel.
Photograph by Anirudh Ramadurai, National Geographic Your ShotOne of the world's largest Buddhist shrines, Shwedagon Paya in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), is crowded with ornate, multi-tiered pagodas and dome-shaped stupas trimmed in gold.
Photograph by Zay Lynn, National Geographic Your ShotThis building in the Bundestag parliament complex, completed in 2003, holds the parliamentary library and archives.
Photograph by Peter Bofinger, National Geographic Your ShotMuseums, an opera house, a planetarium, an oceanarium, and more make up the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain.
Photograph by Antonio Feci, National Geographic Your ShotBuilt in just six years in the mid-sixth century A.D., Istanbul's Hagia Sophia has been a place of worship for Christians and Muslims. Today it is a museum.
Photograph by Raymond Choo, National Geographic Your ShotThe Reichstag, Germany's parliament building, was retrofitted in 1999 with a new dome that uses glass and mirrors to reflect daylight deep into the main chamber, reducing dependence on artificial lighting.
Photograph by Yohann Zielyk, National Geographic Your ShotBuilt for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, the Eiffel Tower, with its record height and panoramic views, didn't do much for the critics, who called it unsightly. Today it's one of the most recognisable buildings in the world.
Photograph by Liban Yusuf, National Geographic Your ShotMade of pink and red sandstone, the Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds) was built in Jaipur, India in 1799. It forms part of the City Palace complex.
Photograph by Krishnan Vaitheeswaran, National Geographic Your ShotPisa's famous Leaning Tower casts a shadow over a wide walled area known as the Campo dei Miracoli.
Photograph by Mai Ding, National Geographic Your ShotThe distinctive roof of the Sydney Opera House is created from interlocking 'shells' that form a terraced platform.
Photograph by Kay Longbottom, National Geographic Your ShotThe glass walls of the One New Change shopping centre in London frame and reflect St. Paul's Cathedral.
Photograph by Umar C., National Geographic Your ShotJama Masjid in Old Delhi, completed in 1659, is the most important mosque for India's 120 million Muslims.
Photograph by Edward Tuazon García, National Geographic Your Shot