Octagons
Sites that have an octagonal shape (eight sides)
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aachen Cathedral | Octagonal chamber | |
| Agra Fort | Musamman Burj, a large, octagonal tower with a balcony facing the Taj Mahal | |
| Ancient Nara | Nan'endō and Hoku'endō of Kofukuji, Nara are octagonal halls | |
| Ancient villages of Northern Syria | "an octagon surrounds the base of the column at the top of which Saint Simeon spent many years in prayer." (AB ev) | |
| Archaeological site of Philippi | The Octagon Church | |
| Avignon | Tower des Chiens | |
| Bali Subak system | Pura Pegulingan - octagonal stupa (AB ev) | |
| Belfries | Arras, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bruges, Hesdin, Menen, Veurne | |
| Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe | Hercules monument stands on the Octagon (AB ev) | |
| Blenheim Palace | Elaborate octagonal ceiling in Green Drawing Room | |
| Brugge | The octagonal gothic upper part of the belfry | |
| Castel del Monte | ||
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | Octagonal central dome | |
| Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye | Octagonal body | |
| Churches of Chiloé | AB Evaluation "The tower is the dominating vertical feature, both as a religious element supporting the Cross and also as a beacon for sailors. are of two or three storeys, with hexagonal or octagonal drums to reduce wind resistance" | |
| Colonies of Benevolence | In the first phase of the Veenhuizen Colony (1823-1859), "an octagonal Dutch Reformed church was built near the Kolonievaart canal". (Nomination file, p. 146) It still exists today. | |
| Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios | Main church of Nea Moni of Chios | |
| Euphrasian Basilica in Porec | octagonal baptistry | |
| Florence | Baptistry; Santa Maria degli Angeli Church; the dome of Florence cathedral; the Cappella dei Principi of the Medici Chapel | |
| Fortifications of Vauban | Neuf-Brisach was built as an octagon | |
| Gamzigrad-Romuliana | The fortifications have octagonal towers | |
| Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz | Pagoda in the english-chinese garden at palace Oranienbaum | |
| Graz | Bell Tower at the Schlossberg | |
| Great Spa Towns of Europe | Bath: "A modest octagonal bandstand with a pyramid roof is in the centre of Parade Gardens." "An important proprietary chapel was the Octagon in Milsom Street. (...) Here small heated rooms for worshippers were arranged around a central octagonal space from which the service was conducted. This became a fashionable chapel and popular with visitors to Bath including Jane Austen. The building closed for worship in 1895 and it has enjoyed several uses since then and is now a restaurant." (Nomination File, p. 285, 287) | |
| Harar Jugol | Church of Medhanie Alem | |
| Hopewell | "Huge earthen squares, circles, and octagons are executed with a precision of form" (AB ev) | |
| Horyu-ji Area | Yumedono | |
| Humayun's Tomb | Isa Khan building | |
| Hué | Tien Mu Pagoda | |
| Hwaseong Fortress | "Seonodae is an octagonal, steep-stepped, black brick platform directly adjacent to Seojangdae at the crest of Paldalsan when heading uphill from Hwaseomun. From here, archers could attack assailants in a wide range of directions and facing downhill, too." - wiki | |
| Imperial Palace | Octagonal Palace at Shenyang Imperial Palace | |
| Istanbul | German Fountain in the northern end of the old hippodrome (Sultanahmet Square) has an octagonal dome | |
| Kandy | Temple of Tooth in Kandy | |
| Kasbah of Algiers | On the rock of the Peñon Island there is an octagonal building from the 16th century with a lighthouse on top. (French Wiki) | |
| Kew Gardens | Pagoda | |
| Kinderdijk | Some of the mills have an octagonal plan | |
| Koguryo Tombs | "There is a temple site of a large scale called the Site of Jongrung Temple 120 meters away from the Tomb of King Tongmyong. This is the site of one-pagoda-three- building temple type unique to Koguryo which had its main buildings in the north, east and west with an octagonal pagoda as its core." - nomination file | |
| Le Havre | Tower of l’Eglise de St Joseph | |
| Longobards in Italy | Campanille of the Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo is octagonal, Octagonal lantern at Oratory of Santa Maria in Solario (San Salvatore, Brescia) (wiki) | |
| Major Town Houses | The octagonal hall of the Hôtel Tassel and the octagonal space of the winter garden in central hall of the Hôtel Van Eetvelde. (Nomination file, p. 11, 29-30) | |
| Maritime Greenwich | The Time Ball which has dropped to mark Greenwich Mean time 1pm sits on top of the Octagon room | |
| Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt | Sculptor studios: "The basic shape of the large, heated skylight studio is square, integrating an octagonal tower at the northwest corner." (Nomination file, p. 59) | |
| Medina of Tunis | Youssef Dey Mosque: "Its minaret is the first octagonal minaret to be built in Tunis and was made by the Hafsids." | |
| Minaret of Jam | The circular minaret rests on an octagonal base. (wiki) | |
| Moidams | "Each moidam (or maidam) is an earthen mound (Ga-Moidam) covered in vegetation, topped by a small shrine (Dole or Chou Cha Li) within a low octagonal wall (Garh)." (Ab Ev) | |
| Monastery of Batalha | Capelas Imperfeitas | |
| Mountain Resort, Chengde | Sarira 9 story pagoda | |
| Mudejar Architecture of Aragon | Cupola of the Cathedral in Teruel | |
| Nesvizh | Wiki: "The chateau's corners were fortified with four octagonal towers." | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Dome of the Rock | |
| Paramaribo | Reformed Church | |
| Petäjävesi Old Church | octagonal dome | |
| Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) | The baptismal font in the Baptistry is octagonal. | |
| Poblet Monastery | The Gothic dome of the abbey church is octagonal. | |
| Quanzhou | Liusheng Pagoda and Wanshou Pagoda (Nomination file, p. 250, 252, 258, 259) | |
| Rammelsberg and Goslar | The upper chapel of the Palace Chapel of St. Ulrich is octagonal. | |
| Ravenna | Basilica of San Vitale, Arian Baptistery, Baptistery of Neon | |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Octagonal bell tower Saint Sernin Toulouse | |
| Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil | Jannatara, a large octagonal structure covered with a shallow dome that projects into the Shahidgah cemetery to its north (Archnet) | |
| Saltaire | New Mill: Italianate style square chimney with round headed openings and octagonal lantern | |
| Sambor Prei Kuk | A particular feature of the North and South Groups is the octagonal shaped temple (AB ev) | |
| San Marino and Mount Titano | First Tower, "Rocca or Guaita". (...) the First Tower has two defensive walls with merlons and corner towers and has an octagonal plan." (Nomination file, p. 26) | |
| Santa Cruz de Mompox | Santa Barbara tower | |
| Santiago de Compostela | The cathedral's dome is octagonal: "Hanging from the octagonal dome, opposite the altar, we can see the rope and system of pulleys designed in the 16th century to operate the famous "Botafumeiro" censer." | |
| Selimiye Mosque | The amalgamation of the main hall forms a fused octagon with the dome-covered square (wiki) | |
| Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple | (Dabotap Pagoda) "Four stone square pillars support the pagoda's first roof, where is built a square stone railing. Inside the railing is the body of the pagoda, and above it, standing on the second octagonal-shaped roof surrounded by an octagonal stone railing, are eight bamboo-shaped stone pillars support the octagonal-shaped lotus stone carved with sixteen petals. Above it eight stone pillars support the third octagonal-shaped roof." - wiki | |
| Siena | "The Siena Cathedral Pulpit is an octagonal structure in Siena Cathedral sculpted by Nicola Pisano and his assistants". | |
| Singapore Botanic Gardens | Band stand | |
| Soltaniyeh | ||
| Split | Cathedral | |
| Studley Royal Park | Octagon Tower | |
| Summer Palace | Hall of Buddhist Incense | |
| Syracuse | The sanctuary of Santa Lucia al Sepolcro | |
| Tower of Hercules | Top | |
| Val di Noto | The octagonal dome of the Badia di Sant'Agata in Catania | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Friari | |
| Verla Groundwood and Board Mill | Octagonal Pavillion at the end of Bowling Alley | |
| Villa Romana del Casale | The octagonal frigidarium (cold room) of the baths complex (AB Ev) | |
| West Lake | West Lake's Leifeng and Liuhe Pagodas are octagonal | |
| Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia | "The Ahi Şerefeddin Tomb is located next to the Arslanhane Lodge. It has an octagonal pyramidal cone that sits atop an octagonal drum, which in turn sits on a square base" (AB ev) | |
| Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region |
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