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Singapore, Singapore
MICA Building
Once used as housing for Singaporean police forces and utilized as a jail, the building has gotten a bright multi-colored makeover and now serves for senses rather than serving up sentences.
Government Buildings
The thought of a government building might bring to mind drab, unimaginative hallways and unmarked doors. It does not need to be so! These places represent the opposite of that aesthetic.
Brou, France
Town Hall
This gorgeous town hall in northern France features ornate statues and paintings dating back nearly a century.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Independence Palace
This palace was the site of the Fall of Saigon, and is depicted on the 200-ng note.
West Bend, Wisconsin, United States
Washington County Courthouse & Jail
This Wisconsin courthouse is now in the safe hands of the Historical Society thanks to a loophole in county records that saved the building from sale and demolition.
Santa Rosa, Argentina
Centro Civico
These employee lockers of the Civic Center in Santa Rosa, Argentina still uphold a backdrop of original 1970s tiling.
Lisbon, Portugal
Correios de Portugal
These multi-colored mailboxes are representative of the CTT, an institution with centuries-old origins.
Belgrade, Serbia
Palace of Serbia
This enormous government building in Serbia exhibits a modernist style that contrasts the Stalinist simplicity that was common in similar projects at the time.
Vienna, Austria
Austrian Postal Savings Bank
This Viennese bank remains one of architect Otto Wagner's greatest functionalist masterpieces.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Saigon Central Post Office
For 27 years at 50 per note, Duong Van Ngo has written letters for those who cannot at this photogenic post office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Bucharest, Romania
Palace of Justice
This 690-room superstructure was built in the late 19th century to house Romania's legal courts following the ratification of their first constitution that was free from foreign influence.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Central Post Office
This post office in the heart of the French district represents a time of major change in Cambodia.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Casa Rosada
Known for its distinctive pink hue, this governmental building in Buenos Aires was once the home of Argentina's president.
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Warsaw, Poland
Belweder Palace
The scene of several dramatic events in Poland's history, this palace was also once a a porcelain factory.
Moscow, Russia
Middle Arsenalnaya Tower
This tower has been part of the Kremlin wall in Moscow, Russia since 1495.
Montevideo, Uruguay
Palacio Santos
Built in 1855 as the official residence of the president of Uruguay, this palace featured underground tunnels that allowed for secret escapes.
Athens, Greece
Syntagma Square
Highly regimented routines and historic uniforms characterize the ceremonial guards who protect the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier within Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece.
Paris, France
Palais Bourbon
This legislative chamber in Paris, France was a royal palace before becoming the meeting place for revolutionaries to decide on new leaders.
Dallas, Texas, United States
Dallas County Courthouse
This Historic Texan courthouse is clad in red sandstone bricks that have led to the nickname "Old Red".
London, United Kingdom
Woolwich Town Hall
This town hall is a rare example of Edwardian baroque style in London, and features a tall marble statue of Queen Victoria.
London, United Kingdom
Buckingham Palace
This fixture of British culture was nearly destroyed in World War II after five German bombs were dropped on the palace on Friday the 13th, 1940.
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
City Hall
Once the site of a beef market, this building is the second-oldest city hall in continuous use in the U.S.A.
Athens, Greece
Hellenic Parliament
This is the first royal palace of modern Greece and current home of the Greek Parliament.
Albany, New York, United States
New York State Capitol
This state capitol building, constructed by three architects in different styles, still stands today thanks to an exterior staircase supporting the Eastern façade.
Aarhus, Denmark
City Hall
For over 70 years this city hall has operated as the political and civic center of Aarhus, Denmark, and continues to be a symbolic representation of democracy.