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You don't have to be an architect to appreciate the beauty of architecturally inspired body art. Check out this list of stunning tattoos compiled By Bored Panda to see what we mean. In it you'll find a plethora of examples of how architecture can influence body art in ways you wouldn't imagine. From intricate inkings of buildings and minimalist lines to beautiful geometric designs and panoramas of well-known cityscapes, the tattoos below will give you plenty of ideas if you're thinking about getting some new ink done. Which one do you like the best? Let us know in the comments below, and don't forget to vote.
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#1
Midnight Fortress Vibes
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Urban Shadows Play
Prince-Nux 8 years ago
Beautiful tattoo, but it's not gonna age well. Small ink tends to bleed together over time.
Kristi Zoebelein 8 years ago
Absolutely correct. Sadly it will fade, bleed, and lose all the wonderful detail.
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therealpixie 8 years ago
Oh Mary, go for it. I'm seventy and I've got six.
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#3
Architectural Ink Dreams
Ana-Maria Dan 8 years ago
Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Molly Block 8 years ago
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife...
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#4
Ink Meets Architecture
LilleMy 8 years ago
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing!
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Ana-Maria Dan 8 years ago
Dorothy you're not in the Texas anymore! At least I think you're not - isn't that supposed to be Oz? I love the symmetry - or should I say the continuity?
Dawn Frank 8 years ago
I would personal never get a full body tattoo but the guy looks super happy!
Susann Campbell 8 years ago
Just wait until he falls asleep with a small kid and colored ink pens left out.
#5
Architectural Ink Dreams
Louise Zimmerlin 8 years ago
Or maybe just made on purpose, it looks like a sketch
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#6
Urban Ink Loop
DancingToMyself 8 years ago
It's called "citizen of the world", and it's very popular on the beaches of Europe.
#7
Finger Cathedral Vibes
Cassandra Wojick 8 years ago
I'm pretty sure that's the smeared ink that they wipe away while tattooing.
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Flora Polvado 8 years ago
Do they fade entirely or do they leave a smudge. To me this would be a plus, new finger tatt every now and then!
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jacluckycat 8 years ago
I've had a finger tattoo for ten years that hasn't faded everyone is different
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Linda Smith 8 years ago
THINK SHE SHOULD HAVE WASHED HER HANDS AND CLEANED HER FINGERNAILS BEFORE HAND MODELING!
#8
Wanderlust Inked
#9
Nature Meets Cityscape
Elizabeth Rose 8 years ago
Reminds me of in Anchorage, with the downtown skyline and the mountains looming over us on all sides
Elizabeth Rose 8 years ago
Reminds me of my time in Anchorage, with the downtown skyline and the mountains looming over us on all sides
Lorraine Lau 8 years ago
Why do you people keep getting tattoos on a beautiful bodies, keep the art on canvas
Charlotte Brine 8 years ago
Why do you people insist on trawling through posts that involve things you don't like. Get a life, or even just accept the fact that to others, less purdish than yourselves, this is our artwork, our story and out canvas...
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Charlotte Brine 8 years ago
Why are you looking through a tattoo post If that's what you think? Unless you're just one of those "I can be a judgmental prick without any reasoning because I'm better than everyone else" kinda people. Seems that way to me.
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Dark Fairytale Ink
#11
Gothic Dreams Unveiled
Ana-Maria Dan 8 years ago
Double exposure for the win - I love how the turets almost become a crown...
Steve Bowman 8 years ago
I thought they represented a David Bowie haircut from the Seventies...
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This is so good! For a few seconds, I thought this was actually a woman’s real face. Kudos to the artist.
Kathy Lord Tate 5 years ago
Incredible! The face looks so real in the first photo then the second shows it to be a tattoo. Wow!!
Eric-Jan Hoogendijk 5 years ago
First looked at the left photo and thought it was a tattooed head. Amazing.
Tammy Chapman 8 years ago
That is gorgeous!! I love it. And they could fix the eye if they decided to. But it is still absolutely gorgeous!!
#12
Cityscape Dreams Inked
Steve Bowman 8 years ago
Is that the same insult that for food is "Interesting flavour"?
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Jenn Babos 8 years ago
Going to fade a lot over time, remember bold will hold having outlines with black is best!
#13
Ink Meets Tradition
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Shadow and Sun Clash
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Ink Meets Icon
#16
Skyline State of Mind
peri 8 years ago
Actually, the tattoo is of New York City (note Empire State Bldg in the middle, and the Brooklyn Bridge on the right). Frasier was set in Seattle.
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Architectural Inkspiration
Heywood Similon-Taylor 8 years ago
See the teaser of the artist who created this piece here.https://www.facebook.com/MeatshopTattoo/?ref=br_rs
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Architectural Ink Magic
Debra Starr Moon 8 years ago
My favorite. Beautiful work by a talented artist, on a subject clearly dedicated to the art form. That was time consuming and painful, but is simply stunning.
Gianna Galli 8 years ago
women aren't cows So there's no reason to assume she's going to have a baby, I know plenty of tattooed mothers with beautiful Bellies post
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Intricate Ink Illusion
Ana-Maria Dan 8 years ago
I hope that's henna otherwise I would hate to think of all the pain she endured only to have them fade away! Very cool anyway...
DancingToMyself 8 years ago
Too much for my taste. You can easily miss all of the details, that's for sure.
#20
Cityscape in a Circle
Kate Swartz 8 years ago
No they always shave any body part before a tattoo. This was taken after!
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#21
Ink With Altitude
Corinne Wiedemann 8 years ago
I think it's supposed to look like it's dripping
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Architectural Ink Play
Jack Urquhart 8 years ago
You are NOT going to love this in about 10 years. It will be painful and expensive to remove.
#23
Ink That Moves With You
#24
Cathedral Ink Chronicles
Larysa Jaworski 8 years ago
Stunning! But, I think I would have been tempted to put the shadow of a face in one of the windows... Maybe the bell-ringer's face?? ;)
#26
Skyline in a Sharp Frame
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#27
Legends Inked in Steps
Theo Thevenea 8 years ago
u have to shave to get it done, it s fresh picture
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Ink and Mystery Combined
#29
Watercolor Wonders
Marina 5 years ago
pretty sure everyone who knows a bit about tattoos knows that :)
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Floating Castle Dreams
Clem Hespel 5 years ago
it's not cling film people, it's a special type of plaster made to stick to the skin, so the tattoo underneath can start healing without risk of anything getting into it. as a tattoo artist, I NEVER use antibiotic creams, just natural coco butter or simply vaseline... adding too much stuff isn't good for a tattoo, the best is to let your body heal up mostly by itself.
#31
Architectural Ink Illusion
Jennifer Bedford 8 years ago
It's also most likely the excess ink. When they tattoo you, they wipe periodically during the process and it probably just got on her nails.
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Kate Swartz 8 years ago
When you do a tattoo you wipe the ink away every 10 seconds this is ink. Calm Down.
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Minimal Lines, Major Vibes
Dawn Frank 8 years ago
The trees kinda look like side ways hand writing. That would be a cool tattoo idea
#33
Miniature Cityscape Vibes
#34
Sketches That Stick
white widow 8 years ago
no, it will be in 2025 or so... They still have the tallest tower, some of the smaller ones and on the facades, glass...
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Aunt Messy 8 years ago
Beautiful work. Now pay attention people. This is why we spend months finding the right artist and pay them very, very well.
#36
Skyline in a Single Line
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Edgy Art in Motion
#38
Post-Apocalyptic Inkscape
Lisa-Marie Dhondt 8 years ago
If I had the budget, I would love to do my back in this style, I love these!
Jack Urquhart 8 years ago
that's for now. Try to think ahead. I know you will NEVER be 40, but if yu get there you will be so sorry you did this
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#39
Urban Dreams Inked
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Architectural Ink Magic
#41
Cityscape in Ink Blur
Jennifer Bedford 8 years ago
Do you know how hard it would be to make it look like watercolors running? Very.
#43
Cityscape Meets Wilderness
Becki Errington 8 years ago
Love the way this is city on one side, nature on the other. Beautiful!
#44
Blueprints Meet Ink
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Cityscape In Miniature
#47
Urban Core Unpeeled
Dawn Frank 8 years ago
I like the Statue of Liberty sticking out as the stem, this tattoo is very creative
#48
Mind-Bending Architecture Ink
Nina Papadopoulou 5 years ago
Thank you! I thought i was the only one seeing this!
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Mapped Out Moves
Marina 5 years ago
it's highly related though, architecture depends on it
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Debra Starr Moon 8 years ago
"Architecture" is defined as "the complex or carefully designed structure of something, i.e. the architecture of the brain". Architecture is not limited to man-made objects, but exists all around us. The inclusion of a topographical representation, which depicts complex and careful design within nature, is not only relevant but completely appropriate in this series.
Wendy 8 years ago
Then really, anything can be put into this category, no?
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Gothic Gateway Vibes
Prince-Nux 8 years ago
It's clearly on purpose, mate. Thanks for being Captain Obvious, though.
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
Debra Starr Moon 8 years ago
I love the clean lines of the man-made trestle bridge against the free-form beauty of nature. Very pleasing to my eye. I keep wanting to look at this one.
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
Aunt Messy 8 years ago
Contour map. Architects need them if they want their work built.
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
Dawn Frank 8 years ago
I kinda like the tree, i would like the whole thing better if the lines were straight and parallel
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
Ana-Maria Dan 8 years ago
I love warped perspectives! They just make my brain pause and think. Sort of like a "stop and smell the roses" moment but for nerds...
Debra Starr Moon 8 years ago
I agree. I love anything that appears one way at first (quick) glance, but on closer examination is something very different. Its like you get a little reward for taking the time to look at it more closely and really see it. A nerd reward! I like your stop and smell the roses reference too!
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
Jack Urquhart 8 years ago
yup. You will be just thrilled with this all of your life, when you where shoes it will look like your feet have bagpipes.
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
Jack Urquhart 8 years ago
You are wearing a hypodermic needle on your lower leg. Brilliant. Yes, I know it's a building, but thousands of others will just think you are a junkie
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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Architecture Tattoo Ideas
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What do you think ?
-- 8 years ago
personally I wouldn't get tattoos because skin does get old and saggy and the tatt would get destroyed
June Pixeld 8 years ago
I am afraid of getting a tattoo, cause i may not want/like them forever, but getting tattoos like these , is like wearing art.i wouldnt wear one but i still think they are beautiful
Kateřina Eff 8 years ago
Most of these will age terribly. Very beautiful and unwise at the same time.
-- 8 years ago
personally I wouldn't get tattoos because skin does get old and saggy and the tatt would get destroyed
June Pixeld 8 years ago
I am afraid of getting a tattoo, cause i may not want/like them forever, but getting tattoos like these , is like wearing art.i wouldnt wear one but i still think they are beautiful
Kateřina Eff 8 years ago
Most of these will age terribly. Very beautiful and unwise at the same time.
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