50 Strange Buildings of the World
By Village Mayor • Sep 4th, 2008 • Category: Architecture, Latest Post, The Best of Village of Joy1. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)
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2. Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany)
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3. The Torre Galatea Figueras (Spain)
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4. Ferdinand Cheval Palace a.k.a Ideal Palace (France)
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5. The Basket Building (Ohio, United States)
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6. Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States)
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7. Wonderworks (Pigeon Forge, TN, United States)
8. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)
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9. Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
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10. Hang Nga Guesthouse a.k.a Crazy House (Vietnam)
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11. Chapel in the Rock (Arizona, United States)
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12. Dancing Building (Prague, Czech Republic)
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13. Calakmul building a.k.a La Lavadora a.k.a The Washing Mashine (Mexico, Mexico)
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14. Kettle House (Texas, United States)
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15. Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Manchester, UK)
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16. Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo, Japan)
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17. Mind House (Barcelona, Spain)
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18. Stone House (Guimarães, Portugal)
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19. Shoe House (Pennsylvania, United States)
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20. Weird House in Alps
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21. The Ufo House (Sanjhih, Taiwan)
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22. The Hole House (Texas, United States)
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23. Ryugyong Hotel (Pyongyang, North Korea)
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24. The National Library (Minsk, Belarus)
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25. Grand Lisboa (Macao)
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26. Wall House (Groningen, Netherlands)
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27. Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain)
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28. Bahá’í House of Worship a.k.a Lotus Temple (Delhi, India)
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29. Container City (London, UK)
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30. Erwin Wurm: House Attack (Viena, Austria)
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31. Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia)
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32. Air Force Academy Chapel (Colorado, United States)
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33. Solar Furnace (Odeillo, France)
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34. Dome House (Florida, United States)
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35. Beijing National Stadium (Beijing, China)
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36. Fashion Show Mall (Las Vegas, United States)
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37. Luxor Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, United States)
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38. Zenith Europe (Strasbourg, France)
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39. Civic Center (Santa Monica)
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40. Mammy’s Cupboard (Natchez, MS, United States)
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41. Pickle Barrel House (Grand Marais, Michigan, United States)
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42. The Egg (Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, United States)
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43. Gherkin Building (London, UK)
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44. Nord LB building (Hannover, Germany)
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45. Lloyd’s building (London, UK)
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46. “Druzhba Holiday Center Hall (Yalta, Ukraine)
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47. Fuji television building (Tokyo, Japan)
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48. UCSD Geisel Library (San Diego, California, United States)
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49. Ripley’s Building (Ontario, Canada)
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50. The Bank of Asia a.k.a Robot Building (Bangkok, Thailand)
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November 21st, 2008 at 2:07 am
No#41 when inside do you look up!
November 20th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Those building are pretty cool I the the are very interesting kids would most likely like to see those in person
November 20th, 2008 at 5:03 am
Might I suggest “Furnitureland South” buffet building, Jamestown, NC, USA.
November 19th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Amazing collection!
BRAVO
November 19th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
[…] already had 2 awesome posts about architecture (50 Strange Buildings of the World Part I and 50 Strange Buildings of the World Part II), but those lists were completely random - numbers […]
November 19th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Awesome Collection….. Really Amazing Structures out there…
November 19th, 2008 at 11:04 am
these are the coolest buildings i am going to visit temple of worship………
November 19th, 2008 at 2:43 am
Nothing added to Mammy’s Cupboard. Not photo shopped. I eat lunch there
several times a year.
Years ago, it was named,The Black Mammy. As that is,
probably, politically incorrect, it bears it’s present name.
African American Mammy doen’t sound correct!
November 19th, 2008 at 12:55 am
i pass number 15 on the way to my friends and it really does look like that, its the architectural equivalent of an open filing cabinet… or so I’ve heard.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Spanish architect: Calatravas house, in Malmø, is named: Turning Torso
November 18th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
And I thought the ‘birds nest’ 2008 Olympic building was original design?? ( No 36 Las Vegas )
November 17th, 2008 at 9:22 am
you forgot weird house build in Croatia… guy made his house in shape of a ship
http://www.cistavelika.com/index/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=64
November 16th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Thank you for compiling this — great set of photos. One correction though regarding the Wooden Gagster House: though it appears to have been built by a gagster, it was actually build by a gangster.
November 16th, 2008 at 4:54 am
When I first started looking at these buildings I thought, the Bah’a'i House of Worship in India, should be here somewhere and just then I saw it. I was quite happy it was included.
Thank you
November 16th, 2008 at 2:06 am
reallt good list…. try the sage in newcastle, england as well that buildings epic
November 15th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Nice collection. I like the Crooked house the most. I looks unreal.
November 15th, 2008 at 5:20 am
Great selection but I reallty think that the “Torsing Tower” from Sveden is missing.
http://bp1.blogger.com/_uGG-Y2cDAJQ/SJYmAmozwnI/AAAAAAAABkM/-citfbRdtkQ/s1600-h/Photo+182.jpg
November 14th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Does anyone know if one of these buildings was used in the making of the film Entrapment? The building in Tokyo looks similar to the one I remember in the movie.
November 14th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Awesome pictures…a great collection…might be missing some but still a great collection.
November 14th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Great work of art I have never seen any of them ,but it was very interesting to see wish someday I will see them real regards to all from sunny Malta
November 13th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Wow! I really want to know what the insides look like. I’ll look on google, but if you feel like posting links to images of the interiors that would be very cool.
Some buildings that are wacky on the outside, like 5, 13, 39, 44 and 50, look like they would have ordinary rectangular rooms on the inside. But others I can’t begin to imagine, like numbers 9, 10, 14 and 31. And then 30… I wonder if the attacking house has interior space people can go into, or if it is just exterior decoration. Well, off to google to look for answers…
November 13th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
none of the uk buildings are photoshopped. I have been inside the lloyds building, the gherkin I can see out my window and container city is on the blackwall tunnel approach think it is used by the council
November 13th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Good collection, check out the house in the clouds in suffolk aswell. Btw, Kanuck for the record is an absolute twat and should do some background research, or actually know something before commenting. A fair few of these at least are common knowledge and most people from England or America will have seen at least one. Being near london, I have seen all there appart from the container building
November 13th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
These are not “all” photoshopped. I’ve seen several in person and they have not been changed.
November 13th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Ha! Ha! Ha! I love post #281 from the Kanuck. After saying these are all photoshopped because as they note: “I’ve seen some photoshop in my day…” Really, you need to get out more! May I suggest at least 25 of these buildings?
November 13th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
these are all photoshopped. i can tell because the pixels arent right, and having seen a few photoshops in my time
November 13th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
excellent collection .im very interested in your material though im not an architect.Well keep in touch
November 13th, 2008 at 11:17 am
strangely unique but well done!
November 13th, 2008 at 7:44 am
#39 is the santa monica city hall parking lot, not the civic center.
November 13th, 2008 at 6:33 am
This site is racist
November 13th, 2008 at 6:04 am
#15 and #44 look similar ideas.
November 13th, 2008 at 2:40 am
Wow, what neat buildings!! The only ones I’ve seen in person are those in Las Vegas, but I hope to visit more one day.
November 12th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Great post!!!
November 12th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
this is a first 4 me but Im inpressed some vary extrem construction I’ve got some I’m drawing up that r extrem also
November 12th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
#49 is in Branson, MO not in Canada
November 12th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
#5 is the garage where I park my car, next to the library. no joke.
November 12th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
All I can say is Sagada Familia. and the top all seem to be very gaudí inspired. Seeing as number 3 is in spain it may be his although I thought he did the vast majority of his major work in Barcelona.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Another one I know of around the Kansas City area (specifically Independence Missouri) is the Community of Christ’s Temple/World Headquarters building. http://www.robertandmarthamorefield.com/images/P5230132.JPG
November 12th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
the Erwin Wurm is probably the strangest building…
November 12th, 2008 at 11:59 am
A lot of the buildings are quite modern; check http://www.stuardtclarkesrome.com/coppede.html ; this is en entire block built around 1921 in Rome; has been used in dozens of horror movies.
Every single house is filled with weird images and statues.
November 12th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Wonderworks is also in Pigeon Forge, Tn
November 12th, 2008 at 11:48 am
que grande…. saludos p.d. gaudí mola
November 12th, 2008 at 8:51 am
another funny house from Szymbark (Poland)
http://bp2.blogger.com/_pSGOzzxKH5g/RsUAnkdlQBI/AAAAAAAAAMw/cP_o9wLPsUw/s1600-h/P1250537.jpg
November 12th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Number 41 is not in Minnesota. It is in Grand Marais, Michigan.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:58 am
#21 is not in China. It is in Taiwan. Taiwan & China are different countries.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:42 am
I’ve been to the mind house in Barcelona, it’s pretty sweet
but really all of Parc Guelle should be part of it because it’s all so unique and amazing!
i mean come on, a huge mosaic lizard?!!! how awesome is that?!!!!
November 12th, 2008 at 4:06 am
Awesome architecture, dreamers fulfilled, so many dreamers so many different places to see!
November 11th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Hi, you should definitely add a photo of The Doll’s Theatre Baj Pomorski in Torun, Poland. It looks like an old cupboard! It is even better that the one in Sopot.
You can see it at: http://lh3.ggpht.com/_x3YrY8rgf24/RqJkdjXmeDI/AAAAAAAABmA/ItHIsOB2vYc/DSC_02300107.JPG and http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9893/img7717hk1.jpg
All the best!
November 11th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Fergal Hunter is a cunt.
November 11th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
London city?
you are aware it’s just called London right?