Cementerio de la Almudena, Madrid, Spain: About 5 million people are buried in Madrid’s Cementerio de la Almudena cemetery. In aerial photographs, the site looks like a maze of intricate marble tombstones arranged in concentric circles. Image: Songquan Deng. Yan’an elevated road intersection, Shanghai, China: The Yan’an Overhead Road Interchange is one of the most impressive intersections in China. The paths intertwine, forming a knot in the center. This highway appeared briefly in the movie Skyfall 2012 by James Bond. Image: Dnevozhai. Taj Mahal, Agra, India: The Taj Mahal is one of the world famous landmarks of India. The aerial photograph offers a perspective that shows the near-perfect symmetry of the monument, from the domes and spiers to the majestic gates. Image: Uladzik Kryhin. Galesnjak, Croatia: Its impressive shape has earned Galesnjak the nickname “Lover’s Island”. With ancient grave mounds and olive trees, the small island, measuring only 50 square meters, was famous about a decade ago when its unique shape was pointed out by Google Earth. Image: Shutterstock. Road to Tianmen Mountain, China: The route through Tianmen Mountain is like a piece of silk squeezed between the green mountains. The zigzag road has a total of 99 bends 11 km long, once published in Dangerous Road Known as the most dangerous road in the world. Image: WeStudio. Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India: The Lotus Temple in New Delhi looks impressive from any angle. Built in the 1980s, the sacred Baháʼí building is designed to look like a lotus flower. Around the temple are 9 lakes with the number 9 being the “perfect” number in Baháʼí beliefs. Image: Vibgyor Studios . Palmanova, Italy: The star-shaped city of Palmanova was built in the 16th century. This design embodies the Renaissance ideal of what a perfect city should be: clean geometry and surrounded by multiple walls. The city was fortified, able to prevent attacks from the Ottomans. Napoleon finally conquered Palmanova in the late 1700s. Photo: Maykova Galina. Pentagon, Virginia, USA: The Pentagon was built in the classical style and spread over an area of ​​​​more than 11 hectares. Initially, in the 1940s, the building was planned to be located on a land with 5 sides facing the road, then the work was built elsewhere but the architects kept the pentagonal design. . Image: gokturk_06. Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE: No list of stunning aerial views would be complete without Dubai’s palm tree archipelago. This man-made archipelago is home to super luxury hotels and luxury villas. The palm tree design gives the building a spectacular look when viewed from above. Image: Andrew Ring.