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From around the world, we bring you the strangest buildings. Some seem to wobble, resemble real life objects or create a different sense of reality altogether. Prepare to raise your eyebrows in bemusement as you view these astonishing monuments to human creativity: |
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1. Church of Hallgrimur - Reykjavik, Iceland |
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2. Cubic houses - Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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3. Gaudi's "Casa Battlo" - Barcelona, Spain |
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4. Public Library - Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
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5. Longaberger Basket Building - Newark, Ohio, USA |
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6. Wonder Works - Pigeon Forge, North Carolina, USA |
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7. Upside down house - Shimbark, Poland |
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8. Crooked house - Sopot, Poland |
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9. Tenerife Auditorium - Canary Islands, Spain
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10. "The Bullring" - Birmingham, England |
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11. La Tete au Carre Library - Nice, France |
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12. Eden Project - England |
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13. Snail House - Sofia, Bulgaria |
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14. Edificio Mirador - Madrid , Spain
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15. Nautilus house - Mexico |
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16. Calakmul "The Washing Machine" building - Mexico |
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17. Habitat-67 (Apartment Complex) - Montreal, Canada |
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18. Montreal Biosphere - Montreal, Canada |
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19. Olympic Stadium - Montreal, Canada |
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20. Lotus Temple - India |
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21. Wood Skyscraper - Archangelsk, Russia |
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22. Stone house - Guimaraes, Portugal |
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23. Mammy's Cupboard - Natchez, Mississippi, USA
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24. National Library - Minsk, Belarus |
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25. Atomium - Brussels, Belgium |
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26. Casa Pueblo - Maldonado, Uruguay |
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27. Alexandria Library - Alexandria, Egypt |
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28. Cathedral of Brasilia: Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida [Exterior View] - Brasilia, Brazil
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29. Cathedral of Brasilia: Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida [Interior View] - Brasilia, Brazil
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30. Denver Art Museum Denver, Colorado, USA |
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31. Graz Art Museum - Graz, Austria |
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32. Le Palais Ideal - Hauterives, France [Built in 19th century by a Post Office worker; took 30 years to build]
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33. Milwaukee Art Museum - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
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34. National Stadium - Beijing, China |
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35. National Theater - Beijing, China |
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36. Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum near Niagara Falls, Canada
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37. Palais Bulles - Cannes, France |
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38. Experience Music Project [Front View] - Seattle, Washington, USA |
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39. Experience Music Project [Rear View] - Seattle, Washington, USA |
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40. "The Gherkin" - London, England |
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