How Our Planet Looks from Space: 10 Views That Will Leave You in Awe

Technology has significantly advanced in recent years. So much so that you no longer need to leave your home to travel, although we still prefer the old-fashioned way. Even so, there are places difficult to appreciate from ground level, whether due to their peculiar shapes, their magnitude, or their location. Few people can claim to have seen landscapes like the Great Wall of China or Central Park from the air. With Google Maps, you can glimpse these and many other breathtaking panoramas.

The Asian giant is known for many things, including being the world's leading power in solar energy. In 2017, Panda Green Energy Group opened a photovoltaic power park, where they arranged some of the panels in the shape of pandas, thus becoming the most adorable solar power plant in the world.

The Namib Desert is mainly popular for the Okavango Delta, but it is much more than that. It covers about 32,000 square kilometers of the country, where Sossusvlei is located, a vast sea of dunes whose shapes are intriguingly viewed from the air.

From a bird's eye view, the city of Barcelona is a network of streets that form square shapes around apartment buildings arranged in such a way that they resemble cubes. Some say it's the most 'satisfying' city to see from above.

This is the largest engineering feat in the world and the only man-made structure visible from space. Since its construction between the 15th and 16th centuries, it has served as the largest border on the planet, stretching about 7,000 kilometers long, designed to defend an almost impenetrable country.

These vacation homes, located 15 kilometers from Copenhagen, form perfectly harmonious circles, resembling the crop circles attributed to aliens. The idea came from architect Erik Mygind, who wanted to base it on ancient villas where neighbors gathered in the central plaza.

A natural breath in the center of one of the most populated cities in the world. Viewed from above, it is exactly that-a green oasis among hundreds of buildings. It stretches over 4 kilometers long and 800 meters wide, which seems gigantic from within but isn't as grand when compared to its surroundings.

Since 1884, it has housed the remains of Madrilenians by birth and adoption, such as Lola Flores, Enrique Tierno Galván, Ramón y Cajal, Enrique Urquijo, or La Pasionaria. Graves and niches are arranged in the shape of a cross, which is not as noticeable when walking among them.

Plantations in Saudi Arabia are laid out in circular shapes, giving the appearance of vinyl records. They are arranged this way to use an irrigation system where the water comes from a powerful pump located in the center. In this country, there are no rivers, but there is underground water, making this an efficient way to irrigate.

Yunnan, a remote territory in China, a land of unique forms of life, is home to the Hani ethnic group-among many others-who have had to create rice terraces considering the area's orography. The curves, which appear to be drawn with a pencil, flow in one of the most stunning landscapes created by human and nature.

One of the most preferred destinations for skiing or even for enjoying any mountain plan. Its magnitude makes you feel tiny when you are there. However, seen from the air, it looks like a completely flat area, resembling tree roots.