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Piombino, Italy

Casa Saldarini

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany

Spitzhäuschen

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Added by TheJaice
Ramot, Israel

Honey Bee Hive House

A geometric jumble of homes.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Trassenheide, Germany

Upside-Down House of Trassenheide

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Mildam, Netherlands

Ecokathedraal

Nestled in the woods lies this land art project: a hybrid between park, maze and natural monument.
Added by Simon and Marjolijn
La Morra, Italy

Cappella Delle Brunate (Barolo Chapel)

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.
sandydr Added by sandydr
Midland, Michigan

The Tridge

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.
LameDuck99 Added by LameDuck99
Mantua, Italy

Imprisoned Bell Tower

Inside the small garden of two mid-century apartment buildings stands a centuries-old bell tower, separated from its original church and hidden from view.
Added by Lakehurst
Palencia, Spain

The Photographer Gargoyle

The camera-toting gargoyle juts out from the exterior of a Gothic cathedral.
Luis Morato Added by Luis Morato
Chino Hills, California

Egyptian Building

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.
AtomicAndy Added by AtomicAndy
Rotterdam, Netherlands

New Ocean Paradise

A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Groningen, Netherlands

World's Largest Christmas Bauble

Every winter, this former planetarium is transformed into a massive, brightly-lit Christmas ornament.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Milan, Italy

Case a Igloo

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.
Added by marhilary
Irvington, New York

The Armour-Stiner Octagon House

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.
Added by nicolesaraniero
Austin, Texas

Ellsworth Kelly's 'Austin'

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .
chateauesque Added by chateauesque
Murtoa, Australia

Murtoa Stick Shed

Though it may look like a Modernist cathedral, this structure was built to store massive quantities of grain during World War II.
grahamstewartwalker Added by grahamstewartwalker
Vũng Tàu, Vietnam

Christ of Vung Tau

Shoes and revealing shirts are not allowed inside this giant Vietnamese Christ.
Samantha Palma Added by Samantha Palma
New York, New York

The Old McGraw-Hill Building

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Barcelona, Spain

Hash Marijuana & Hemp Museum Barcelona

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.
Added by ferenzj
Shoreham-by-Sea, England

Brighton City Airport

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.
stevendicosta Added by stevendicosta
Mexico City, Mexico

Cine Ópera

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.
Added by dgerstein69
Devon, England

Burgh Island

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
New Orleans, Louisiana

General Laundry Building

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.
zymurgea Added by zymurgea
London, England

Black Cats of Carreras Cigarette Factory

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe