While some man-made'wonders of the world', such as the Colosseum or Taj Mahal, are widely known, there are many more architectural masterpieces scattered across the globe, that are not quite so famous.
The Great Mosque of Djenne in Mali, one of the Africa's most famous landmarks and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali.
Chand Baori, a stepwell located in the village of Abhaneri in Rajasthan, India.
An Indian youth jumps into the historic Chand Baori stepwell as others look on.
Parliament Palace in Bucharest, Romania. It is probably the largest civil administration building in the world.
Foreign tourists are dwarfed by "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" hall at the Parliament Palace known as "The House of the People" in Bucharest.
Stari Most (Old Bridge), a reconstruction of a 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The original bridge was destroyed in 1993 during the Croat-Bosniak War.
A diver leaps from the reconstructed, 22-meter high Stari Most bridge on the Neretva River in the traditional bridge diving competition.
Kumbhalgarh Fort, a Mewar fortress located in Rajahsthan, India. Its walls extend over 38 kilometers, thus making them the second-longest continuous wall after the Great Wall of China.
Kumbhalgarh Fort, India.
Sheikh Lotfollah mosque located in Isfahan, Iran. Built in early 17th century, it is one of the greatest architectural masterpieces of Safavid Iranian architecture.
Sheikh Lotfollah mosque, Iran.
Derawar Fort, a massive square fortress located in the city of Bahawalpur in Pakistan. The fortress consists of 40 towering bastions, and its 30 meter-high walls have a circumference of about 1,500 meters.
Derawar Fort, Pakistan
