Top 33 World’s Strangest Buildings (sorted by 4.520 visitors votes)
By Bored Panda • Topic: Architecture, Featured, Latest Post, WeirdIf you are bored panda like me, you know that the best way to fight boredom is finding all kind of weird stuff.
And now, that you’ve found that page, you are just about to kill your boredom. Do you love architecture?
Strangebuildings.com has a wonderful collection of the world’s most unusual architecture and together with Bored Panda presents you an incredible list of 33 strangest buildings in the world, and best of all, it’s not just another random list, but it is based on 4.520 unique visitor votes. So don’t blame panda for this exact order, blame yourself for voting this way, or for not voting at all. (the voting took place here.)
Well enough of those boring talks, prepare your hand for scrolling down the list, while bored panda eats another bamboo leaf.
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1. Mind House (Barcelona, Spain)
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2. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)
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3. Stone House (Guimarães, Portugal)
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4. Lotus Temple (Delhi, India)
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5. Cathedral of Brasilia (Brazil)
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6. La Pedrera (Barcelona, Spain)
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7. Atomium (Brussels, Belgium)
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8. Museum of Contemporary Art (Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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9. Kansas City Library (Missouri, USA)
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10. Low impact woodland house (Wales, UK)
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11. Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain)
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12. Rotating Tower, Dubai, UAE
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Have you ever seen a building in motion that actually changes its shape? Sounds unbelievable but not to Dr. David Fisher. This building will never appear exactly the same twice.
It is amazing but you will have the choice of waking up to sunrise in your bedroom and enjoying sunsets over the ocean at dinner.
In addition to being such an incredible engineering miracle it will produce energy for itself and even for other buildings because it will have wind turbines fitted between each rotating floor (picture 2). So an 80-story building will have up to 79 wind turbines, making it a true green power plant.
13. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)
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14. Casa da musica (Porto, Portugal)
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15. Olympic Stadium (Montreal, Canada)
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16. Nautilus House (Mexico City, Mexico)
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17. The National Library (Minsk, Belarus)
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18. National Theatre (Beijing, China)
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19. Conch Shell House, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
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20. House Attack (Viena, Austria)
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21. Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt)
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22. Cubic Houses (Kubus woningen) (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
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23. Ideal Palace (France)
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24. The Church of Hallgrimur, Reykjavik, Iceland
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25. Eden project (United Kingdom)
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26. The Museum of Play (Rochester , USA)
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27. Atlantis (Dubai, UAE)
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28. Montreal Biosphere (Canada)
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29. Wonderworks (Pigeon Forge, TN, USA)
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30. The Basket Building (Ohio, USA)
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31. Kunsthaus (Graz, Austria)
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32. Forest Spiral (Darmstadt, Germany)
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33. Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia)
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Date posted: Aug 4th, 2009
Atlantis is actually in Nassau, Bahamas
Actually if you were to use the wonderful tool called “Google” you would see that is actually in UAE, you are partially correct that there is an Atlantis in the Bahamas as well.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fantastiko!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yo creo que todo ese tipo de casas son una tonteria y yo creo que se deverian a dedicar a construir edificios de verdad
y tratar de ponernos en el siglo 21
the wonderworks building is in Orlando, Florida. i would know… i lived ten minutes from it. that is the parking garage for pointe orlando behind it.
Thought you might like this as well:
http://espliego.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/450px-prague_-_dancing_house.jpg
The dancing house in Prague, Czech Republic
Yeah you’re right that there is an atlantis in UAE, but the one pictured is in the Bahamas like he said.
Pienso que algunos si son vanguardistas, pero hay otros que si son innecesarios, pero, con dinero, que se te da la gana de hacer lo que quieras, como edificios muy feos, horribles, sin angulos buenos, y hay otros que si valen la pena admirar.
what about the ocad building in toronto?
http://www.arcspace.com/architects/alsop/sharp_center/1ocad.jpg
Floridaboy is right or at least he was in April 2009 when I was in Orlando.
Wonderworks building was in Orlando then and I believe it is too big to move to Pigeon Forge.
Wonderwerks is a chain of buildings- as of August, the one in Pigeon Forge wasn’t open. The one in Branson, MO (called “The upside down white house”, or area 51, or something), is open. They all look about the same.
The Atlantis pictured here is not in the Bahamas, it is indeed the Dubai Atlantis. (The Bahamas Atlantis, by the way, is on Paradise Island, not Nassau). I live here, and eat lunch every Sunday at the Marketplace restaurant in our Atlantis, where my daughter works as a Marine Mammal trainer. if you Google ‘Atlantis Bahamas’ the first entry gives you a side-by-side comparison on the entry page.
IIslandBoy is right, but I love how Atlantis can be so easily confused with every other Atlantis casino in any destination, around the planet. Atlantis is the vice equivalent to Burger King. It’s not a chain, but for some reason slick businessmen with no imagination build concrete slabs in worship of the name. Regardless, what a seriously uninspired building here. Why on earth did you include this, Bored Panda?
You can kiss Dubai’s rotating tower goodbye, they haven’t got a pot to piss in, let alone the cash to build that monstrosity.
so in the picture where it the building turns has anyone noticed all the vehicles in the bottom of the picture havent moved in all 4 pictures… building must move fast…
There are Wonderworks in both Orlando, FL, and Pigeon Forge, TN. I’ve been to both, they look pretty much exactly the same, but the one in the picture is the Orlando one, not the Pigeon Forge one.
Actually, there’s a location of Wonderworks in Florida, too. It has an identical structure.
Tiffany, that photo is for the building concept. It hasn’t been built yet.
actually…there are two atlantis’ dumbass
Interesting, thanks for taking time to share.
you find these strange? i find them beautiful and wish all buildings where designed to be aesthetically pleasing
@Florida Boy
I’ve seen the Wonderworks building when I went through Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. There must be two of them or something.
architecture wonders especially Gaudi. To Karl Atlantis has two location one in Bahamas and the other at Dubai
O, nawet nie wiedziałam, że w Sopocie jest taki budynek, nie zawsze się zwraca uwagę na to, co u nas
Great buildings. I hope that I’ll se them (their?) in future
Nie umiem angielskiego ;P
how about the birds nest in beijing from the olympics?
Polski krzywy domek na 2. miejscu? nie spodziewałam się tego i uważam iż inne budowle bardziej zasługują na te miejsce, mimo wszystko uznanie cieszy.
Polish house on 1st place? i think that other buildings are more interesting than ours, but it’s nice to see that somebody liked it.
Muy bueno, gracias por la compilación!
and WHAT ABOUT THIS CHURCH IN KISHI, RUSSIA:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Kishi_church_4.jpg
what about EMP in seattle,wa???
i agree, wheres the EMP?!
the atlantis that is photographed is definitely in the emirates
f*ck your smartass corrections look at the pictures and f*ck off
There are two Wonderworks in the USA. The one in Orlando, FL was the original, then the one in Pigeon Forge, TN was built second. Hopefully if all goes well there will also be Wonderworks in Myrtle Beach, SC and even in New Jersey at the Xanadu Mall. It’s an awesome place and everyone should go!
Wow! It was a wonderfull mail…I have never seen these buildings before…The House Attack was the best one I saw…!
ersi,Chalkida,Greece
That was so great!!! I just loved all of ‘em!!! But the one I liked the most was “Low impact woodland house”(#10). For me, it’s simply adorable!
That’s not the best picture of the architecture of the museum of play… there are two of the structure pictured, and they form a butterfly shape, and it houses a butterfly conservatory….
I think the Sci-Fi museum in Seattle should have been included in this as well.
http://www.nassauparadiseisland.com/where-to-stay/
this is the pic of the Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas. If you look you will notice that they are close, but not the same. Before you try and correct a website…you should be sure you are correct.
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES““`HOWEVER THE DENVER ART MUSEUM SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED““ALSO ATLANTIS IS IN THE BAHAMA ISLANDS““““GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY““““THANKS!
There is more than ONE Atlantis, ding ding
The basket building is in Newark, Ohio if anyone cares.
Very cool. The only thing that bothers me is the library in Missouri. The “Romeo and Juliet” book is portrayed to be the same width as “Lord of the Rings”. Wrong…. just wrong.
But these buildings are amazing.
i think CCTV headquarters should be included in the list
Kunsthaus!!! <3
grabe ganda.. amazzziiiing….
just fyi: yes, there IS a fantastic Wonderworks museum in Pigeon Forge. The one featured in the picture (#29) is not the one in Pigeon Forge. There isn’t a traffic light or a crosswalk in front of it. This may be the FL location, but hey, go visit either location. It’s a sight not to be missed!
5.6 billion souls and counting on a speck of dust at best called Earth which has only been here a blink in Time compared to Eternity and we argue about a few “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” structures?
It’s all a waste of Time in the Big Picture.
“Today” is a Gift…That’s why it is called “The Present”. Open it, Enjoy it, use it wisely.
A ZenMaster has spoken.
I don’t know about strange.. but some of them are absolutely gorgeousss!! Fabulous concept and skills, not to forget imagination behind them. Thanks for sharing.
I think the writer of this should end the stupid feuding and just write under the pictures for Wonderworks, and Atlantis that they are what he says they are, and that there are others, however, they are not what people think.
Zen Master… you’re a complete krill douchebag, and if you were serious, take that otu of here and possibly kill yourself. You are such an inferior breed of human.
I saw at the Chicago Art Museum a National Library for Sweden or Switzerland or something, and it looked like something out of a sci-fi flick. It was gorgeous. If anyone knows what I am talking about, you should post it on here for everyone to see
http://www.econo-gatlinburg-hotel.com/images/ripleys_exterior.jpg
The Ripley’s Believe It Or Not in Gatlinburg is pretty cool, too.
I went there on vacation a few years ago.
There is a Wonder Works in Pigeon Forge, but it isn’t that one. That one is in Orlando. I must say the one in Pigeon Forge is way cooler than the one on here.
There are some truly beautiful creations here but I am not a big fan of buildings that look like things or are upside-down or other “amusing” styles. I have a sense of humour but those things become an eye-sore after a while. Simplicity is still a sure winner with me, not because it is safe but I find it passes through time more easily and keeps its appeal.
strange is beautiful.. they are the most beautiful buildings i have ever seen.. that is what i call art right there.. amazing!!!!
that Atlantis is not in the Bahamas… look it up.. plus I’ve been to the one in the Bahamas 4 times.
I like number 10, the low impact woodland house. Can I know where I get get more pictures? thanks!
I happen to live in the Bahamas, and that is not the Atlantis on Paradise Island. Kerzner decided to build one in Dubai. The one in the bahamas does not have the temple shape between the two towers.
Great structures, regardless of their location.
Hey Tiffany! VERY keen of you to notice the cars had not moved in those pics. Justin is right about it being a concept building, but most would not notice that.(and didn’t)
(In reference to 12. Rotating Tower, Dubai, UAE)
~Shannon
There are actualy two Atlantis resourts.One is in Nassau ant the other in Dubai/The one on the pic is definitely in Dubai
Why are ya ‘all bickering over what is where. Just enjoy the pics! Geee!
Carol the location is very important, people want to know where the photos can be seen in the actual world or to look up.
What about the Zizkov TV Tower in Prague? Nothing like black baby sculptures crawling over a futuristic TV tower..
Hey Florida Boy, they have one in pigeon forge as well..don’t be so ignorant…
tottaly awesome architecture……..would love to some of that artiatry in south africa….
OCAD Denied???
Check it… Ontario College of Art and Design
http://lh6.ggpht.com/chauandrew/R0UbVae_s3I/AAAAAAAAA28/FNd5×6Uv-NM/Will+Alsop+Toronto+OCAD.jpg
the wonderworks picture is from orlando, fl not tennessee. go here: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/3090993340_8abce6948f.jpg?v=0 to see the pointe orlando sign next to it.
WHAT ABOUT FALLING WATER???
You should include the “spaceship” house in Genesee, Colorado. We always used to call it the Jetson’s house, which is why this You Tube video of the house has the Jetson’s theme song to it! Anyway, it’s a truly amazing piece of architecture!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u73qCsVjAN8
So i figure that some of these building have multiples in other parts of the world. Like wonder works, there is one in Tennessee cuz i have been there. its an awesome place but i dont doubt that there is one in florida too. so stop trying to correct the people who put this stuff together!
I really appreciate the description given with picture #12. I wish there was a brief description with each picture. This is a great list. Thanks!
#9 is the parking garage for the central library, not the library itself. http://www.kclibrary.org/central
I don’t care where they’re from, they’re absolutly amazing! haha.
The Eden Project looks likt a bunch of bubble wrap-hahaha.
Holy people…these are buildings HE finds strange and interesting.
If he wanted your opinions, it would have been asked of you. You have a different idea for strange buildings, blog it yourself. Geezus!
Strange/beautiful/interesting/weird WHO CARES!
Some of you people need to find less to complain about or get real lives.
Amazing structures Bored Panda. Very cool.
Yeah, there is an Atlantis in Dubai and one in Nassau. Been to both of them. They are strikingly similar, but not exactly alike.
what about the monestry iof jeronimo in lisbon, portugal or berlins jewish museum…
Actually, florida boy, there is a Wonderworks in Pigeon Forge, TN as well.
karl, its the one in dubai, ive been there, seen it
The House Attack looks like Dorothy meets the Borg.
Ummm…away from the bickering about it’s location can I just say that living in Dubai and having seen Atlantis man many times unfortunately – the photo doesn’t begin to do justice to how unbelievably UGLY it is. A total blot on the landscape. A ‘monstrous carbuncle’ as Prince Charles once said about another building.
Florida Boy…there is also a WonderWorks in Pigeon Forge, TN. Jackass.
you need to add another to the list
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Air_Force_Academy_Chapel.html
the air force academy chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I’ve been there and it’s amazing
Florida Boy is some what right…there is one in Orlando, Fl. The ORIGINAL though is in Pigeon Forge, TN only 20 miles away from Gatlenberg, TN. As far as the Atlantis Hotel, Yes the is one in the Bahamas, I have seen it. However, In this world where the main goal of a corporation is to make money. Would it not be fair to assume that ,like wonderworks, they might have replicated the building in another part of the world to earn more money? I believe Disney did the same thing as did 8 fast food chains.
In response to Karl (the comment below me)
Atlantis IS in Dubai- I personally live in dubai and drive past it quite frequently!
These are really interesting! I’m glad to see that two of Gaudi’s buildings in Barcelona got mentions. They are amazing. I was also wondering why the Beijing Bird’s Nest didn’t get a mention? Is a sports stadium not considered a building?
Harry Baraacuda, U need 2 get out more Regarding 2 Dubai, Your locked in your own world…..londonthinz2010
This list is missing the Winchester Mystery House: http://sacramentoscoop.com/2008/10/27/winchester-mystery-house/
Number nineteen is my future house!!!! eeeep!
Google “Smaralind” and see the weirdest building in Iceland from above. The church of Hallgrimur is nothing compared to it
how did the rotating tower make it into that list? it’s not even built yet
this sh*t is realy cool dud !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Parque Biblioteca España in Medellin, Colombia. It’s got the greatest view of the city.
http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/imagen-parque-biblioteca-espana
A total blot on the landscape.A ‘monstrous carbuncle’ as Prince Charles once said about another building.Ummm…away from the bickering about it’s location can I just say that living in Dubai and having seen Atlantis man many times unfortunately – the photo doesn’t begin to do justice to how unbelievably UGLY it is.
World’s strangest buildings! Bizarre yet awesome. http://bit.ly/438r1Q
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