Derinkuyu Underground City, Turkey — The underground city of Derinkuyu is an eight-level warren of traps and wrong turns descending about 200 feet into the earth. Courtesy Darren Brain Chartres Labyrinth, France — This labyrinth is designed as a single path that coils and unfurls, turning back and forth within a 40-foot circle. Courtesy Sylvain Sonnet/Corbis Hampton Court Palace, England — In 1700, William III commissioned the trapezoidal labyrinth which remains the largest and most famous of its kind in England. Courtesy Historic Royal Palaces Capuchin Crypt, Rome — This labyrinth was built below the Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini church when the Capuchin order relocated in 1631. Courtesy Wallace Chane Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India — It was built as a massive labyrinth to confuse and delay any invaders who had been able to solve the riddle of its names and locate it on a map. Courtesy Anandamoy Chatterji Haeinsa Temple, South Korea — Thousands of monks from around the country make the trip here every October to carry the Buddhist block scriptures on their heads in parade. Courtesy Ngy Ung Overhanging Gardens of Marqueyssac, France — Nearly four miles of paths curl around 54 acres of hand-shaped gardens and lands. Courtesy Clive Nichols/Corbis Prev Next
