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The coolest works of architecture in the world Part 2

ByWill Heilpern and Chloe Pantazi

The world has so many incredible buildings that it can be hard to know which are truly above the rest.

For those who want to brush up on their architecture knowledge, we’ve compiled a ranking of the 100 coolest buildings and structures on the planet.

These include old and new pieces of architecture all over the world, including museums, wineries, religious spaces, skyscrapers, transportation hubs, hotels, and more.

From a grand, intricately designed historic palace in Spain to a tiny chapel that blends into the Arizona desert.

90. Built on top of a Formula One race track, the luxury hotel Yas Viceroy Dubai has an imposing canopy studded with LEDs that shine bright in the dark.
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89. Ta Prohm Temple is one of over 1,000 temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was used in the filming of “Tomb Raider.”
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88. Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin conceived by German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in the 1960s has a Modernist design with clean lines and plenty of glass to allow light in.
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87. The visitors’ centre at Christchurch Botanical Gardens in New Zealand’s Hagley Park has a clean, elegant aesthetic and an all-glass facade making visitors feel as though they are still outdoors.
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86. Station Arnhem in the Netherlands was transformed in 2015. Its swanky new transfer hall has a contemporary feel, supported by twisting steel columns.
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85. Walk under the colourful table-top structure of the Ontario College of Art and Design in Canada.
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84. Holmenkollen Ski Jump in the village of Holmenkollen, just outside of Oslo, isn’t just for brazen skiers to jump off — the stainless steel structure also offers spectacular city and fjord views from a platform at the top.
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83. Frank Gehry transformed the Marques de Riscal winery in Spain’s Basque Country into a visual spectacle.
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82. The beautifully designed Svalbard Global Seed Vault stores hundreds of thousands of seeds, with the aim of protecting them in the event of a global apocalypse.
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81. Marvel at what is considered to be the last great Prussian baroque palace, the New Palace, in Sanssouci park in Potsdam, Germany.
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For more on this story go to: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-best-designed-buildings-in-the-world-2016-7/#81-marvel-at-what-is-considered-to-be-the-last-great-prussian-baroque-palace-the-new-palace-in-sanssouci-park-in-potsdam-germany-20

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