Octagons

Sites that have an octagonal shape (eight sides)

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Octagons':

  • Aachen Cathedral Octagonal chamber
  • Agra Fort Musamman Burj, a large, octagonal tower with a balcony facing the Taj Mahal
  • Ancient Nara Nan'end? and Hoku'end? of Kofukuji, Nara are octagonal halls
  • Ancient villages of Northern Syria "an octagon surrounds the base of the column at the top of which Saint Simeon spent many years in prayer." (AB ev)
  • Avignon Tower des Chiens
  • Bali Subak system Pura Pegulingan - octagonal stupa (AB ev)
  • Belfries Menen and Bruges
  • Blenheim Palace Elaborate octagonal ceiling in Green Drawing Room
  • Castel del Monte
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Octagonal central dome
  • Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye Octagonal body
  • Churches of Chiloé AB Evaluation "The tower is the dominating vertical feature, both as a religious element supporting the Cross and also as a beacon for sailors. are of two or three storeys, with hexagonal or octagonal drums to reduce wind resistance"
  • Florence Baptistry; Santa Maria degli Angeli Church
  • Fortifications of Vauban Neuf-Brisach was built as an octagon
  • Gamzigrad-Romuliana The fortifications have octagonal towers
  • Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz Pagoda in the english-chinese garden at palace Oranienbaum
  • Graz Bell Tower at the Schlossberg
  • Harar Church of Medhanie Alem
  • Horyu-ji Area Yumedono
  • Hué Tien Mu Pagoda
  • Humayun's Tomb Isa Khan building
  • Hwaseong Fortress "Seonodae is an octagonal, steep-stepped, black brick platform directly adjacent to Seojangdae at the crest of Paldalsan when heading uphill from Hwaseomun. From here, archers could attack assailants in a wide range of directions and facing downhill, too." - wiki
  • Imperial Palace Octagonal Palace at Shenyang Imperial Palace
  • Istanbul German Fountain in the northern end of the old hippodrome (Sultanahmet Square) has an octagonal dome
  • Kandy Temple of Tooth in Kandy
  • Kew Gardens Pagoda
  • Kinderdijk Some of the mills have an octagonal plan
  • Koguryo Tombs "There is a temple site of a large scale called the Site of Jongrung Temple 120 meters away from the Tomb of King Tongmyong. This is the site of one-pagoda-three- building temple type unique to Koguryo which had its main buildings in the north, east and west with an octagonal pagoda as its core." - nomination file
  • Longobards in Italy Campanille of the Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo is octagonal; link
  • Maritime Greenwich The Time Ball which has dropped to mark Greenwich Mean time 1pm sits on top of the Octagon room
  • Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios Main church of Nea Moni of Chios
  • Monastery of Batalha Capelas Imperfeitas
  • Mountain Resort, Chengde Sarira 9 story pagoda
  • Mudejar Architecture of Aragon Cupola of the Cathedral in Teruel
  • Nesvizh Wiki: "The ch?teau's corners were fortified with four octagonal towers." ; link
  • Old City of Jerusalem Dome of the Rock
  • Petäjävesi Old Church octagonal dome
  • Ravenna Basilica of San Vitale
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France Octagonal bell tower Saint Sernin Toulouse; link
  • Saltaire New Mill: Italianate style square chimney with round headed openings and octagonal lantern
  • Selimiye Mosque The amalgamation of the main hall forms a fused octagon with the dome-covered square (wiki)
  • Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple (Dabotap Pagoda) "Four stone square pillars support the pagoda's first roof, where is built a square stone railing. Inside the railing is the body of the pagoda, and above it, standing on the second octagonal-shaped roof surrounded by an octagonal stone railing, are eight bamboo-shaped stone pillars support the octagonal-shaped lotus stone carved with sixteen petals. Above it eight stone pillars support the third octagonal-shaped roof." - wiki
  • Soltaniyeh
  • Split Cathedral
  • Studley Royal Park Octagon Tower ; link
  • Summer Palace Hall of Buddhist Incense
  • Tower of Hercules Top
  • Venice and its Lagoon Church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Friari
  • West Lake West Lake's Leifeng and Liuhe Pagodas are octagonal