Octagons

Connected Sites: 87

Sites that have an octagonal shape (eight sides)

Connected Sites

  • Horyu-ji Area
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.30
    191
    10
    Yumedono
  • Aachen Cathedral
    Inscribed: 1978
    3.73
    434
    18
    Octagonal Chamber
  • Soltaniyeh
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.74
    42
    3
  • Avignon
    Avignon
    France
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.63
    478
    9
    Tower Des Chiens
  • Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
    Inscribed: 1994
    2.44
    136
    7
    Octagonal Body
  • Monastery of Batalha
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.43
    287
    11
    Capelas Imperfeitas
  • Summer Palace
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.90
    422
    9
    Hall Of Buddhist Incense
  • Hué
    Hué
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.30
    308
    7
    Tien Mu Pagoda
  • Imperial Palace
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.18
    484
    11
    Octagonal Palace At Shenyang Imperial Palace
  • Split
    Split
    Croatia
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.53
    478
    11
    Cathedral
  • Ravenna
    Ravenna
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1996
    4.15
    349
    8
    Basilica Of San Vitale, Arian Baptistery, Baptistery Of Neon
  • Venice and its Lagoon
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.51
    834
    18
    Church Of Santa Maria Gloriosa Dei Friari
  • Agra Fort
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.54
    338
    6
    Musamman Burj, A Large, Octagonal Tower With A Balcony Facing The Taj Mahal
  • Nesvizh
    Nesvizh
    Belarus
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.53
    106
    5
    Wiki: "The Chateau's Corners Were Fortified With Four Octagonal Towers."
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Tower of Hercules
    Inscribed: 2009
    2.67
    192
    5
    Top
  • Blenheim Palace
    Blenheim Palace
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.06
    317
    12
    Elaborate Octagonal Ceiling In Green Drawing Room
  • Hwaseong Fortress
    Hwaseong Fortress
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.96
    186
    19
    "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
  • Kinderdijk
    Kinderdijk
    Netherlands
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.46
    382
    11
    Some Of The Mills Have An Octagonal Plan
  • Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.32
    170
    10
    (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
  • Ancient villages of Northern Syria
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.09
    37
    2
    "An Octagon Surrounds The Base Of The Column At The Top Of Which Saint Simeon Spent Many Years In Prayer." (Ab Ev)
  • Studley Royal Park
    Studley Royal Park
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.10
    178
    8
    Octagon Tower
    See Www.Fountainsabbey.Org.Uk
  • Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.15
    191
    10
    Cupola Of The Cathedral In Teruel
  • Petäjävesi Old Church
    Inscribed: 1994
    2.90
    99
    4
    Octagonal Dome
  • Gamzigrad-Romuliana
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.69
    85
    7
    The Fortifications Have Octagonal Towers
  • Paramaribo
    Paramaribo
    Suriname
    Inscribed: 2002
    2.38
    50
    3
    Reformed Church
    See Nl.Wikipedia.Org
  • Euphrasian Basilica in Porec
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.94
    219
    10
    Octagonal Baptistry
  • Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.14
    32
    4
    Jannatara, A Large Octagonal Structure Covered With A Shallow Dome That Projects Into The Shahidgah Cemetery To Its North (Archnet)
  • Archaeological site of Philippi
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.93
    100
    5
    The Octagon Church
  • Medina of Tunis
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.05
    229
    3
    Youssef Dey Mosque: "Its Minaret Is The First Octagonal Minaret To Be Built In Tunis And Was Made By The Hafsids."
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Santiago de Compostela
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.55
    301
    7
    The Cathedral's Dome Is Octagonal: "Hanging From The Octagonal Dome, Opposite The Altar, We Can See The Rope And System Of Pulleys Designed In The 16th Century To Operate The Famous "Botafumeiro" Censer."
    See Www.Santiagoturismo.Com
  • Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.80
    672
    14
    The Baptismal Font In The Baptistry Is Octagonal.
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Siena
    Siena
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    4.07
    510
    10
    "The Siena Cathedral Pulpit Is An Octagonal Structure In Siena Cathedral Sculpted By Nicola Pisano And His Assistants".
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Brugge
    Brugge
    Belgium
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.96
    679
    21
    The Octagonal Gothic Upper Part Of The Belfry
    See Nl.Wikipedia.Org
  • Villa Romana del Casale
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.79
    201
    12
    The Octagonal Frigidarium (Cold Room) Of The Baths Complex (Ab Ev)
  • Val di Noto
    Inscribed: 2002
    3.37
    250
    11
    The Octagonal Dome Of The Badia Di Sant'agata In Catania
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Quanzhou
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.40
    66
    4
    Liusheng Pagoda And Wanshou Pagoda (Nomination File, P. 250, 252, 258, 259)
  • Moidams
    Moidams
    India
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.06
    5
    3
    "Each Moidam (Or Maidam) Is An Earthen Mound (Ga-Moidam) Covered In Vegetation, Topped By A Small Shrine (Dole Or Chou Cha Li) Within A Low Octagonal Wall (Garh)." (Ab Ev)
  • Amiens Cathedral
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.42
    281
    12
    The Spire Of The Cathedral Is Made Up Of Two Octagonal Floors Whose Base Is Surrounded By A Balustrade. (Wiki Fr)
  • Nominated: 2025
    80%
    17
    1
  • Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.25
    165
    8
  • Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.49
    56
    4
    "The Ahi Şerefeddin Tomb Is Located Next To The Arslanhane Lodge. It Has An Octagonal Pyramidal Cone That Sits Atop An Octagonal Drum, Which In Turn Sits On A Square Base" (Ab Ev)
  • West Lake
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.30
    200
    6
    West Lake's Leifeng And Liuhe Pagodas Are Octagonal
  • Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.55
    93
    7
    Octagonal Pavillion At The End Of Bowling Alley
  • Syracuse
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.50
    311
    8
    The Sanctuary Of Santa Lucia Al Sepolcro
    See It.Wikipedia.Org
  • Singapore Botanic Gardens
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.10
    383
    12
    Band Stand
  • Selimiye Mosque
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.50
    143
    4
    The Amalgamation Of The Main Hall Forms A Fused Octagon With The Dome-Covered Square (Wiki)
  • Santa Cruz de Mompox
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.72
    37
    4
    Santa Barbara Tower
  • San Marino and Mount Titano
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.45
    374
    8
    First Tower, "Rocca Or Guaita". (...) The First Tower Has Two Defensive Walls With Merlons And Corner Towers And Has An Octagonal Plan." (Nomination File, P. 26)
  • Sambor Prei Kuk
    Inscribed: 2017
    3.14
    88
    9
    A Particular Feature Of The North And South Groups Is The Octagonal Shaped Temple (Ab Ev)
  • Saltaire
    Saltaire
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.28
    178
    13
    New Mill: Italianate Style Square Chimney With Round Headed Openings And Octagonal Lantern
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.83
    380
    14
    Octagonal Bell Tower Saint Sernin Toulouse
    See Www.Flickr.Com
  • Rammelsberg and Goslar
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.19
    240
    11
    The Upper Chapel Of The Palace Chapel Of St. Ulrich Is Octagonal.
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Poblet Monastery
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.04
    182
    8
    The Gothic Dome Of The Abbey Church Is Octagonal.
    See Es.Wikipedia.Org
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine
    Inscribed: 1991
    4.19
    963
    20
    The Octagonal Basin ("Bassin Octagonal") In The Tuileries Gardens
    See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
  • Old City of Jerusalem
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.37
    371
    12
    Dome Of The Rock
  • Mountain Resort, Chengde
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.54
    89
    4
    Sarira 9 Story Pagoda
  • Maritime Greenwich
    Maritime Greenwich
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.15
    538
    10
    The Time Ball Which Has Dropped To Mark Greenwich Mean Time 1pm Sits On Top Of The Octagon Room
  • Major Town Houses
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.95
    389
    8
    The Octagonal Hall Of The Hôtel Tassel And The Octagonal Space Of The Winter Garden In Central Hall Of The Hôtel Van Eetvelde. (Nomination File, P. 11, 29-30)
  • Longobards in Italy
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.81
    265
    14
    Campanille Of The Sanctuary Of Monte Sant'angelo Is Octagonal, Octagonal Lantern At Oratory Of Santa Maria In Solario (San Salvatore, Brescia) (Wiki)
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Le Havre
    Le Havre
    France
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.62
    253
    10
    Tower Of L’Eglise De St Joseph
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Koguryo Tombs
    Koguryo Tombs
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.73
    28
    2
    "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
  • Kew Gardens
    Kew Gardens
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.24
    438
    17
    Pagoda
  • Kasbah of Algiers
    Inscribed: 1992
    2.52
    64
    4
    On The Rock Of The Peñon Island There Is An Octagonal Building From The 16th Century With A Lighthouse On Top. (French Wiki)
  • Kandy
    Kandy
    Sri Lanka
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.98
    252
    5
    Temple Of Tooth In Kandy
  • Istanbul
    Istanbul
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.37
    669
    12
    German Fountain In The Northern End Of The Old Hippodrome (Sultanahmet Square) Has An Octagonal Dome
  • Humayun's Tomb
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.35
    270
    8
    Isa Khan Building
  • Harar Jugol
    Harar Jugol
    Ethiopia
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.85
    50
    2
    Church Of Medhanie Alem
  • Great Spa Towns of Europe
    Great Spa Towns of Europe
    Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.28
    511
    16
    Bath: "A Modest Octagonal Bandstand With A Pyramid Roof Is In The Centre Of Parade Gardens." "An Important Proprietary Chapel Was The Octagon In Milsom Street. (...) Here Small Heated Rooms For Worshippers Were Arranged Around A Central Octagonal Space From Which The Service Was Conducted. This Became A Fashionable Chapel And Popular With Visitors To Bath Including Jane Austen. The Building Closed For Worship In 1895 And It Has Enjoyed Several Uses Since Then And Is Now A Restaurant." (Nomination File, P. 285, 287)
  • Graz
    Graz
    Austria
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.96
    304
    10
    Bell Tower At The Schlossberg
  • Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.55
    223
    10
    Pagoda In The English-Chinese Garden At Palace Oranienbaum
  • Fortifications of Vauban
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.01
    332
    18
    Neuf-Brisach Was Built As An Octagon
  • Florence
    Inscribed: 1982
    4.45
    806
    15
    Baptistry; Santa Maria Degli Angeli Church; The Dome Of Florence Cathedral; The Cappella Dei Principi Of The Medici Chapel
  • Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.02
    220
    10
    Main Church Of Nea Moni Of Chios
  • Colonies of Benevolence
    Colonies of Benevolence
    Belgium, Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.15
    153
    7
    In The First Phase Of The Veenhuizen Colony (1823-1859), "An Octagonal Dutch Reformed Church Was Built Near The Kolonievaart Canal". (Nomination File, P. 146) It Still Exists Today.
    See Nl.Wikipedia.Org
  • Churches of Chiloé
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.19
    73
    8
    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"
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.99
    167
    10
    Octagonal Central Dome
  • Castel del Monte
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.12
    205
    6
  • Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
    Inscribed: 2013
    2.97
    214
    8
    Hercules Monument Stands On The Octagon (Ab Ev)
  • Belfries
    Belfries
    Belgium, France
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.95
    559
    17
    Arras, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Bruges, Hesdin, Menen, Veurne
  • Bali Subak system
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.16
    282
    6
    Pura Pegulingan - Octagonal Stupa (Ab Ev)
  • Ancient Nara
    Inscribed: 1998
    4.00
    384
    14
    Nan'endō And Hoku'endō Of Kofukuji, Nara Are Octagonal Halls
  • Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.56
    177
    6
  • Hopewell
    Hopewell
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.23
    44
    7
  • Divrigi
    Divrigi
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.88
    52
    6
  • Rani-ki-Vav
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.53
    57
    4
  • Samarra
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.02
    33
    5
  • Minaret of Jam
    Afghanistan
    Inscribed: 2002
    3.91
    9
    1