A global photography competition seeking images that best highlight “the beauty of minimalism in architecture” has produced some astounding entrants.

The Eyeem Minimalist Architecture Photography Mission saw over 45,000 images of minimalist architecture submitted by photographers from all around the world.

From the entries, 20 images were selected as winners with a top three chosen by German minimalist photographer Matthias Heiderich. Read on to see the full list of winners.

FIRST PLACE

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Photography by Georgij Dorofeev

SECOND PLACE

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Photography by Tryindada

THIRD PLACE

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Photography by urbanpoetry

ADDITIONAL WINNERS

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Photography by Jeremy Walter

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Photography by Giovi G

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Photography by Arthur Ruiz

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Photography by Arno

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Photography by Andre Dogbey

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Photography by Andre Dogbey

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Photography by raset

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Photography by Barbara Spaggiari

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Photography by Ralf

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Photography by Ralf

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Photography by Marco Di Stefano

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Photography by Reinhard Krull

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Photography by earthin

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Photography by Andre Dogbey

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Photography by Ralf

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Photography by Mette Bruus

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Photography by Richard Song

Images: Courtesy of Eyeem