Architectural Oddities in India

A 19th-century house filled with secret trap doors and hidden basements has been turned into a museum.

A gigantic shoe, inspired by a nursery rhyme, sits in a park atop Mumbai’s Malabar Hill.

Inside the dome of this gigantic, Saturn-shaped building is one of the largest planetariums in Asia.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

This bright pink Gandhi memorial was built so that sunshine hits a specific spot on his birthday.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

This lavish estate recalls the opulent history of Calcutta.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

A mecca for India's Jains.

The former Willingdon Airport started operations in 1929, in India's capital, Delhi. Now, it's used for maintenance runs and helicopter rides.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.