The 15 coolest Apple stores in the world, from New York's Grand Central Station to London's Regent Street (AAPL)

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Apple operates more than 500 retail stores in 25 countries, with each location raking in millions of dollars every year — more revenue per square foot than any other US retailer
The company prides itself on each store's remarkable design quality. Many are located in historic buildings, like a once-famed opera house and New York City's Grand Central Terminal.
Here are the 15 coolest Apple stores around the world.

Apple's design is what has made it so successful: user-friendly and increasingly appealing, with sleek lines and crisp whites. That philosophy extends to its retail stores, too.

Inside, all of the stores look pretty much the same — Apple trademarked its store layout in 2013 — but each one offers its own unique look from the outside. Many stores are located in famed sites and historic buildings: Take, for example, Apple's location in an old bank building just across the street from a distinguished opera house in Paris, or its space in New York City's Grand Central Station.

Angela Ahrendts, Apple's senior vice president of retail, has a vision for Apple stores: "A combination of experience and human connection," she told Vogue Business earlier this month. Ahrendts is the former CEO of Burberry and joined the tech company in 2013, a sign Apple has no plans to slow its retail ventures.

Apple now operates more than 500 retail stores in 25 countries, so it is likely wherever you go, there is an Apple store a short walk down the street.

Take a look at 15 of Apple's coolest spaces worldwide: