8 Spectacular Buildings on Mountaintops

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Chapel of Saint-Michel D'aiguilhe

Built on a 279-foot volcanic plug, the chapel of Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe is accessible via 268 stone steps

Neuschwanstein

If Neuschwanstein looks familiar, it might be because it served as the inspiration for the castle in Disney's Sleeping Beauty

Taungkalat

Taungkalat, a buddhist monastery, sits at the top of 738-foot volcanic plug formed around Mount Popa

Messner Mountain Museum

This museum located in Coronas on Kronplatz was designed by Zaha Hadid and is dedicated to mountaineering

Meteora Monasteries

A collection of six monasteries perched above Kalambaka in Greece, the Meteora Monasteries were built for Greek Orthodox monks

Tsemo Monastery and Tsemo Castle

Rising above the city of Leh, you'll find two structures: Tsemo Monastery and Tsemo

The Buzludzha Memorial House

Though this structure may look like a concrete flying saucer, the building is actually a monument built in 1981

Gouter Mountain Hut

At an impressive height of 12.582 feet above sea level, the Gouter Hut is the highest wardened mountain refuge in France

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