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Airport architecture: Beauty Redefined

Today we are living in the modern era where we expect everything to be smooth and hassle-free. So, keeping in mind these thoughts, over the time people have constructed some very innovative and beautiful airports to make you count moments not time.

From amazing scenic beauty to beautiful architecture these constructed wonders offer a perfect blend of tradition and technology to amaze by the moment you walk in to the airport. So make sure you add these ten airports to your travel list to understand the beauty of diverse culture around the globe.

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport:

Understanding the route is one thing but enjoying the route is another. For which you must visit the Madrid-Barajas airport, Terminal-4 which is like a rainbow which stretches for half a mile. All the light reflected from the roof fall in different colours and pattern which makes it so beautiful and serene, you would wish the path never ends.

 Place: Madrid

Beijing Capital International Airport:

Designed in the shape of a fish, Beijing International airport is worth a visit, originally designed to welcome all the athletes of the 2008 summer Olympics. spacious enough for you to walk freely with a perfect blend of traditional Chinese culture and modern architectural trends.

Place: China  

Changi Airport:

Some things are so unique and beautiful that you just can’t stop discussing them, just like the Changi airport. It’s beauty and uniqueness lies in the living ‘Green Wall’ and a butterfly garden along with a steel-and-glass structure with a 9-hectare roof designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill in Terminal-3. It also offers you beautiful architecture, efficient operation, luxurious amenities and much more.

Place: Singapore  

 Marrakech Menara Airport:

Menara airport is a beautiful display of how the traditional Islamic architecture is getting modernised. And its beauty mark is the 72 photovoltaic pyramids on the roof that generate enough power for the airport to operate smoothly. This is one thing which will definitely catch your eyeballs while you enter or exit the airport.

Place: Morocco

Kuala Lumpur International Airport:

One of the largest and most scenic airports in Asia, Kuala Lumpur International airport, is designed in a curved shape manner supported by massive columns, providing you a feel of Islamic tradition. It also consists of series of prayer rooms throughout, unlike other airports.

Place: Malaysia

Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport:

Heydar Aliyev International Airport terminal features giant wooden cocoons designed by Turkish architecture studio Autoban. And its Diamond patterns on the Atrium floors will make you feel, as if you are walking inside big cocoon with facilities like the houses cafes, bars, stores, and amenities, like a children’s play area.

Place: Azerbaijan

Queen Alia International Airport:

Features unique concrete domes designed by Foster + Partners. While you are landing to or taking off from Queen Alia International airport, the view from above feels like as if you were under an abundant amount of balloons which are about take off.

Place: Jordan

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport:

It is designed by the same people, who designed the Changi airport. Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport is one of the most beautiful airports in India. In total, 30 mushrooming columns connect to the canopy overhead, with patterns inspired by Peacock, the national bird of India.

Place: India

 

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