Designed by French architect Paul Andreu, Beijing’s National Grand Theatre, also known as the ‘Giant Egg’, looks like a futuristic space ship hovering over a serene lake.

Built at a cost of 2.7 billion yuan ($225m/£180m), the building is surrounded by water and is covered by a titanium and glass outer shell. The building is connected to the shore by way of a 197-foot-long transparent underpass, leaving the exterior of the building intact, without any openings above the water level, which gives it its magical appearance. It's especially pretty at night.

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