This might be a good spot to ask if anyone remembers the name of the little beautifully painted church in Fussen?

I love the Gaudi buildings too and the Pantheon but I'm especially taken with some of the modern stuff, most notably the Guggenheim in Bilbao.

Haghia Sophia in Istanbul

The abbey of Mont St. Michel in Normandy's north coast of France. The sight of it from the road as we approached by car left me speechless (just ask my husband how rare that is....:->). I agree with those who describes its geography as "arrogant location". A magnificent building complex on a defiant location.

Interesting that a poster thinks Turkey is in Europe. Can I just add to the Pantheon and Notre Dame - Durham Cathedral and the Mesquita.

Among many others, old St Pancras station in London - being renovated, hopefully restored, thank goodness! Someone told me being turned into a hotel where I will certainly try to stay - probably after I mortgage my house.

Interesting that a poster thinks that the Haga Sofia is not in Europe!

Kings College Chapel, Cambridge and the tiny Bridge House (one up one down in the middle of a bridge over a stream) in Ambleside, Cumbria
Rosemary

Paris' Opera Garnier

I'm afraid I can't cite this as a 'favorite", because I've seen it only in photos...

In Paris, Jean Nouvel's "L'Institute du Monde Arabe" is an interesting and unique building. Has anyone seen it?

While the vast majority of Turkey is, of course, not in Europe, part of it is, including the part of Istanbul which includes the Hagia Sofia.

"What's Old Is New Again: Istanbul boasts sleek, modernist hotels and clubs, but it has an ancient soul"

http://www.time.com/time/europe/maga...364323,00.html

"One of Istanbul's most notable landmarks ? and the easiest way to orient yourself ? is the Bosporus, the strait that divides the city, the fluid boundary between Europe and Asia. European Istanbul comprises the bulk of the city to the west, while the mostly residential Asian Istanbul is to the east. . . . European Istanbul is itself divided by the Golden Horn, an inlet off the Bosporus. The Old City, or Sultanahmet, to the south of the Golden Horn, is where you'll find all the main sights, including the Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, the Hippodrome and the Grand Bazaar, a maze of some 4,000 shops."