The beautiful scenery when viewed from above

Many places in the world have special beauty that you can only recognize when looking at the panorama from above.

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.