World's top 10 most beautiful buildings

1. Melbourne Recital Centre in Australia

Melbourne Recital Centre, which opened to the public at the beginning of this year, won the National Award for Public Buildings at the 2009 Property Council of Australia Rider Levett Bucknall Awards for Innovation and Excellence.


2. The Gherkin in London

The Gherkin is located at the 30 St Mary Axe in London and was put into use in 2004. The 40-story building is 600 feet (90m) high.

3. Tancici Dum in Prague

                                               
          Tancici Dum (Dancing Building), completed in 1996, was designed by famous architect Frank Gehry. It looks like a dancing couple, and some people call it "drunkard building."

4. Esplanade in Singapore

                Esplanade, a leading artistic performance center in Singapore, is often called "The Durian" by locals for its unique dome
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5. Oslo Opera House in NorwaY

                                            
            Oslo Opera House, which was put into use in 2008, is an amazing marble and granite vision that rises out of the fjord like a giant ice floe.

6. The Ray and Maria Stata Center in U.S

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                      The Ray and Maria Stata Center, located at MIT in Cambridge, was also designed by Frank Gehry. It was put into use in 2004.

7. The Seattle Central Library in U.S.

                               
                      The Seattle Central Library is the flagship library of the Seattle Public Library system. It was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.

8. The Hearst Tower in U.S

The Hearst Tower in New York was designed by British architect Norman Foster. (Photo: huanqiu.com)


9. The City of Arts and Sciences in Spain

                              
           The City of Arts and Sciences, developed by Santiago Calatrava, is a large-scale urban recreation center for culture and science.

10. The New Museum of Contemporary Art in U.S.

                                      
                                   
                              The New Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker, is the only museum in New York City exclusively devoted to presenting contemporary art.