Gold Surfaces
Buildings which have a significant amount of Gold leaf on their external surfaces.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Agra Fort | Golden Pavilion | |
| Ancient Kyoto | Kinkaju temple. Top 2 stories | |
| Ancient Nara | Todaiji's golden horns on the main building roof. | |
| Anuradhapura | Anuradhapura's Sacred Tree is protected by pure golden fence | |
| Avignon | Gilded statue of the Virgin of Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon | |
| Ayutthaya | Ayutthaya's half of the restored Suriyothai Pagoda is covered with gold leaf | |
| Bagan | Shwezigon Temple | |
| Bahá’i Holy Places | Dome of the Shrine of the Bab | |
| Cordoba | Gilded doors of Mezquita | |
| Costiera Amalfitana | Facade of Amalfi Cathedral is illuminated by gilded and enameled mosaics. | |
| Damascus | Golden mosaic facade of Umayyad Mosque courtyard | |
| Florence | The famous gilded Door of Paradise | |
| Fujisan | Outer wall of Honden in Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sangen Jinja is covered in gold | |
| Grand Place, Brussels | Brussels Grand Place for its many gilded facades especially in the western side of the complex | |
| Hiraizumi | Chusonji's Konjikido Hall have gold leaf covered all inside and outside the building. | |
| Holy Trinity Column | Golden statues | |
| Imperial Palace | Imperial Palace for its famous gilded guarding lion statues | |
| Independence Hall | The steeple's crown and ball including weathervane of Independence Hall are covered by gold leaf | |
| Itchan Kala | Khiva's golden copula of Pakhlavan Makhmoud Mausoleum | |
| Kandy | The Japanese donated golden roof of the temple of tooth | |
| Kathmandu Valley | Swayambhunath and Bodhnath pagodas | |
| Kazan Kremlin | Golden dome of Annunciation Cathedral | |
| Kraków | Sigismunds chapel in Wawel cathedral | |
| Kremlin and Red Square | Assumption Cathedral. Dome and cupolas. | |
| Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra | Dome and cupolas | |
| Luang Prabang | The front wall of Wat Mai main buiding is covered with thick gold leaf | |
| Medina of Fez | Golden Doors of Fez Royal Palace | |
| Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha | Golden Pavillion and statues | |
| Mount Wutai | Bronze Pavillion, whole building covered with gold leaf | |
| Mountain Resort, Chengde | Putuozongsheng Temple's golden roof | |
| Nancy | Place Stanislas stunning gilded iron gates and lanterns at its four corners | |
| Nikko | Toshogu Shrine | |
| Novgorod | Golden dome of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod | |
| Novodevichy Convent | Golden domes of Our Lady of Smolensk Cathedral | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Dome of the Rock. Dome. Originally "100,000 gold dinar coins were melted down". At other times has been covered by tiles and Aluminium/Bronze alloy (1960). "In 1998 the golden dome covering was refurbished following a donation of $8.2 million by King Hussain of Jordan who sold one of his houses in London to fund the 80 kilograms of gold required" | |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Les Invalides. Dome - "6kg of gold leaf" | |
| Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) | The gilded ceiling of the cathedral | |
| Potala Palace | Jokhang Temple's golden roof | |
| Potsdam | Chinesisches Haus at Sanssouci | |
| Prague | St. Vitus Cathedral's gilded window and golden mosaic | |
| Rabat | Golden door of royal palace | |
| Siena | Siena's golden mosaic at facade of Duomo | |
| St. Petersburg | St Isaacs Cathedral - its "golden cupola, gilded with about 220 pounds (100 kg) of pure gold". Also - Admiralty Spire and Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul | |
| Statue of Liberty | Statue of Liberty's torch is gold plating | |
| Temple of Heaven | Temple of Heaven's golden point | |
| Trinity Sergius Lavra | Golden domes of Trinity Cathedral, Assumption Cathedral and Bell Tower | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | St. Mark Cathedral gilded mosaics and facade decorations, Torcello Cathedral mosaics | |
| Versailles | 100,000 gold leave used in the restoration of the royal golden gate | |
| Vienna | Hofburg and gilded statue of Johan Strauss, Secession | |
| White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal | Vladimir's golden domes of Dormition Cathedral | |
| Wudang Mountains | Golden Peak Palace | |
| Yaroslavl | Five golden domes of Dormition Cathedral |
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