The 15 Strangest Buildings of the World

Sun, Feb 15, 2009

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1. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)

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2. Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany)

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3. The Torre Galatea Figueres (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)

6. The Parking Garage opposite the Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States) *

6. Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States) **

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7. Wonderworks (Orlando, Florida, United States)

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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. The UFO House (Sanjhih, Taiwan)

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12. Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo, Japan)

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13. Erwin Wurm: House Attack (Viena, Austria)

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14. Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia)

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15. Ripley’s Building (Ontario, Canada)

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Source: Email received Feb 15th, 2009 (thank you Geoff!)

** Bob LeValley reports this correction - thanks Bob!

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10 Responses to “The 15 Strangest Buildings of the World”

  1. Roberta Says:
    February 15th, 2009 at 4:11 am

    Thanks for posting this! I’ve seen pics of some of these, but not all. Awesome!

  2. Natasha Says:
    February 16th, 2009 at 1:26 am

    Nice collection. (Though #7 is not as cool in real life as it looks in the photo. It actually looks more like a cheesy tourist trap. I imagine the same is true for #15.)

  3. Sarah Says:
    February 16th, 2009 at 1:48 am

    #6 (Kansas Public Library) is wonderful! It looks like a Willy Wonka factory for books.

  4. Patrick Says:
    February 17th, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    That’s actually the parking garage for the KC Public Library. The library itself is pretty typical. http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2009/02/kcs_library_is_the_sixth_stran.php

  5. waheed Says:
    April 12th, 2009 at 11:16 pm

    Its really crazy ;)

  6. Bruce Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 1:26 am

    The Ripley Building (#15) is almost identical to the Ripley Museum in Branson, MO. Great pics though - thanks!

  7. Becka Says:
    September 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am

    The “Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia)” is no longer. Sutyagin’s house was torn down by the town of Archangelsk as they believed it posed a threat to the safety of the neighbors. While certainly a valid concern, I’ve heard that many storms have passed through, taking out other houses and Sutyagin’s was left standing. Unfortunately no more.

  8. Manish Ahuja Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 6:50 pm

    Every person who imagined this and made it happen. SUPERB!!! Thanks for sharing this with everybody.


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