Roland Fischer’s Facades: Up-Close photos of the world’s most beautiful buildings (PHOTOS).

You might be unsure of exactly what you’re looking at when you first see the images in Roland Fischer’s series “Facades.” They could be tiles or fabric patterns or perhaps optical illusions. Unless you happen to recognize the patterns highlighted in the photographs, your only clue that you’re looking at the facades of buildings is a straightforward title that lists the building name and city where it stands. Although the location is noteworthy, by pairing down the architecture into a final version that lives in print form at 71-by-49¼ inches, Fischer speaks to the universal aesthetic populating the world’s major series.