6The Sagrada Família, Spain

While not mysterious in the traditional sense, Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família in Barcelona is enigmatic due to its complex design and the vision behind it. Under construction since 1882, its completion is still decades away.
Gaudí blended Gothic and Art Nouveau styles with deep Christian symbolism, designing structures based on mathematical and natural patterns. Despite modern engineering, architects still struggle to fully interpret Gaudí’s original blueprints, many of which were destroyed in a fire.