If you ever came across a building that sent shivers down your spine and looked like something from a dystopian movie, the chances are you encountered an ‘evil building.’ No, we are not saying it’s possessed or anything, but it probably landed in the most villainous collection of architectural wonders on Reddit.
Welcome to Evil Buildings, a subreddit that celebrates structures, houses and establishments that could easily be home to a super villain or evil corporation. Created in 2016, it now has a whopping 904k members and it’s likely to hit a million some time soon.
So get into the Halloween mood, scroll down and upvote your favorite ones!
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This Is A Fire Station In Italy. Hail Hydrant!
The Bridge That Loki Built
Those curvy upright thingies must be where they string up the bodies of executed traitors and thieves.
I Found Sauron In Pittsburgh
No wonder there’s a whole subreddit dedicated to evil-looking buildings that has a whopping 904k members. A dystopian architecture has been capturing our imagination for years, especially in movies. Think of Blade Runner’s Tyrell Corporation or Robocop’s Omni Consumer Products, the aesthetics of dystopian capitalism is a staple of many films’ key antagonists.
According to 99percentvisible, what’s fascinating about the evil megacorporation is that its architectural aesthetic has remained virtually unchanged throughout its history: brooding Late Modernist (AKA High-tech or Structural Expressionist) buildings have become a well-worn trope, reaching a peak during the sci-fi smorgasbord of the 80s.
Maybe All These Evil Buildings Are Just Misunderstood
The Witch's Den
When A Simple "Do Not Enter" Sign Just Won't Do
It's a temple door in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It's Padmanabhaswamy Temple. It had 6 underground vaults that were found in recent history and only this one remains unopened. $22 billion worth of gold was unearthed from other chambers, but only this one could not be opened. It's said that it's locked with 'naga paasam mantra' spell. Only a sage who can recite the Garuda mantra in proper way is fabled to open it.
When it comes to a specific architectural period, Modernism has always been at the forefront of a sinister movie. Fritz Lang’s Metropolis with its Art Deco styling and Bond villain’s house are great examples. Other architectural periods of evil corporations include Late Modernism as seen in Evil, Inc. which was inspired by architecture between 1960 and 1980.
Boss, The Camouflage Shield Is At 66.6% And Failing!!!
100% Real Pic, Somewhere In Belgrade, Serbia
When Your Neighbor Is A Super Villain But Everyone's Ok With It Because- "Look At His Manicured Lawn"
The plasma-propelled house simply flies off when the owner is off to work, blowing up planets of underdeveloped civilizations, exploiting their resources, and enslaving the population. The house is complete with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, seventeen photon torpedos, and one planet-killer beam.
Bottomless Pit
Evil Babies Crawling On A TV Tower In Prague
Mars Attacks!
Krestovsky Stadium, also known as Gazprom Arena, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
When Your Church Has Frickin' Lasers
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral, Clermont-Ferrand, France
New Live Action Thomas Looks Intense
Riverside Museum, Glasgow, UK
This Bank In Germany
The Ultimate Game Of Hide And Seek
Evil With A Twist
When An Architect Walked In On His Wife Having Sex With A Pizza Delivery Man, He Sought Revenge On All Delivery People
This Apartment Complex Looks Like A Sci-Fi Prison
When Your Character Reaches The Edge Of The Map And Can Not Go Any Further
Looks Like A Scene From Some Dystopian Movie
Imagine Seeing This Place With No Prior Knowledge Of Christianity
If Jesus came back to earth, would he be happy to see images of his death everywhere?
Mahanakhon Tower, Bangkok, Thailand
Come Home Drunk; Good Luck Finding Your Apartment
This Is A Cult Classic
The Many Faced God Of Luna Park
Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland
Happy Meth Lab
This Is Where Downvotes Are Made And Distributed To Redditors Worldwide
Looks Like The End Of Days In Seattle
Everyday Is Leg Day
Former Research Institute For Experimental Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Гостиница Means Hotel In Russian ...i Think I'm Gonna Pass!
The Tallest Unoccupied Building In The World, The North Korean Ryugyong Hotel, Often Called The “Hotel Of Doom”
Constructing A Building This High Up In The Mountains Is An Immediate Red Flag For Super Villain Lair
Every Evilbuilding Should Have A Quick Getaway Like The Dragon Slide You See Here
Motel 6 - "We'll Leave The Light On For You"
Bahnhof Office Built Into A Former Anti-Atomic Shelter, Stockholm, Sweden
First Mass Starts At 6:66 Am
Dc Tower I, Vienna, Austria
What Scares You More- Fire Or Falling?
First Mass Starts At 6:66 Am
Teen Titans Go!
Notice: Any ship left here for more than 24 hours will be towed and then dumped into a black hole.
The Maze Tower, Dubai, Uae
Gas Pump Jawas Protect A Nuclear Reactor
Two different source of energy, each at the opposite ends of the spectrum... This is deep.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
With a terrible juddering which spread down into the earth itself, the massive laser shot a lurid green beam into the atmosphere. Dirk and his friends had arrived too late! They watched helplessly as the moon exploded into a million pieces, killing everyone in the lunar colonies. Dr Diabolik's mad scheme had finally succeeded. Soon, the world would be his.
Say What You Want About The Guy, There's No Political Bullsh*t Here This Is Just Prime R/Evilbuildings Material
Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, USA
Just Saw This 30 Storey Building In NYC Without Any Windows
Good Ol’ Russia
"Half life? Skyrim? No, it's Saint Petersburg"
Finally, A Peak Inside One Of The Evil Buildings
If This Gets 5k Upvotes, R/Evilbuildings Will Start Doing Stalenhag Saturdays
I Kept Dreaming Of A World I Thought I'd Never See. And Then, One Day I Got In...
Oakley Headquarters, Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest, USA
Tonight’s Airbnb Is Making Me Feel Uneasy
They're creepy and they're kooky. Mysterious and spooky. They're altogether ooky. The Addams Family. Their house is a museum. When people come to see 'em. They really are a scream. The Addams Family. [snap twice] (Neat) [snap twice] (Sweet) [snap twice] (Petite) So get a witch's shawl on. A broomstick you can crawl on. We're gonna pay a call on. The Addams Family.
Ninja Training Grounds
Gamers Agree, This Is The Most Evilbuilding In Existence
Brutalist Fountain
Basque Health Department Headquarters In Bilbao, Spain
These Imperial Guards, I Swear, Think They Can Park Their Star Cruisers Just Anywhere
Thomas Isn't Looking So Good These Days
Buzludzha, Bulgaria
This is a former headquarters of the socialist party in Bulgaria. The building is going under reconstruction and adaptation works. It will reopen as a museum. More than 60 artist have been working in the original construction phases to complete the mosaics and other details inside.
Catholic Church, Paks, Hungary
Your Time Has Come!
Headquarters Of The Frog People
Polygone Riviera, France
Maison St Cyr, Brussels, Belgium
I Know They’re The Good Guys, But The Us Air Force Academy Chapel Looks...
Looks like a Cylon Resurrection Hub. ( Battlestar Galactica - RDM).
Looks like the Hall Of Doom in the old Saturday morning Superfriends cartoons.
Ever Desired To Live In A Fully Renovated Nuclear Bunker?
Ferrari World Looks Like A Virus Infecting The Earth
What A View!
When R/Evilbuildings Meets R/Marijuanaenthusiasts
Moscow, Probably The Closest Thing To Dystopian I've Seen
Fort Alexander (Plague Fort), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Temppeliaukion Church, Helsinki, Finland
When R/Evilbuildings Meets R/Cozyplaces
Expiatori Del Sagrat Cor, Mount Tibidabo, Barcelona, Spain
The National Library Of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
The San Francisco Armory, Which Some May Recognize
“Former” Cult Meeting Place. In My Home Town
Who controls the brittish pound, who keeps the metric system down?
Modern Day Castle In Miami Dade Equipped With A Mosquito Moat
"Boss, It Might Look A Little Eerie At Night Time." - I Don't Give A Sh*t! Blood Red Lights Throughout The Factory!
This Is Joel Osteen's Megachurch. Thanks For Your Help This Week Ass**le!
Chinese Communist Party Headquarters In Hong Kong
"Boss, Our Invisibility Shield Is Only At 50%. What Should We Do?"
Not Exactly A Building, But My GF Took This At The Rammstein Concert In Munich
"We're Evil But We Also Like To Party"
Comcast Wants Full Control
Happy New Year From The Original Evil Building- Taipei 101
This Church Looks Straight From Saints Row
Are You Ready For Some Football?
The View From My Hotel Room. Apparently It’s One Of The Largest Pyramids In The World.
This is in Memphis, TN. It’s an old arena that was basically unused after the Grizzlies moved to the FedEx Forum. Bass Pro and the city of Memphis renovated it and turned it into their flagship store. I’m not one for Bass Pro but it’s pretty cool what they did to it.
Aiguille Du Midi, French Alps
Enjoyed these. Thanks to all the Pandas who explained what and where these places are.
Should have included Las Vegas, NV, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center at 888 West Bonneville Ave. Designed by Frank Gehry as he wadded up the plans in the process of throwing away the blueprints. It hurts just to look at it. Gehry-bldg...799ab4.jpg 
Ooh...I don't care how "modern" you want to get, that is just horrendous. How can anyone think that is artistic? Just my opinion, though.
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Unfortunately, I do not have a picture that I can post, as I took it in 1977. But, to me, the most "scary" and horrible building is the Lubyanka in Moscow. It sits there, grey, even on sunny days, exuding the horror that the people who were incarcerated there experienced. I don't care how they "clean" it up. It is still drenched in the blood of the people who were tortured and murdered there.
The building itself doesn't look too bad (aside from being squat and ugly) but when you know its back story (e.g., "the Great Purge"), it becomes much more hideous. They should tear that one down.
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The Senate House attached to the University of London was George Orwell's inspiration for the Ministry of Truth in 1984... Always has been imposing. However, the interior is gorgeous and the libraries are amazing Senate-Hou...a8f630.jpg 
Do an image search for "Oil refinery at night". They all look like evil final boss video game levels. Dr-Doom-HQ...5a1f46.jpg 
Most of these are far more preferable than having a bunch of boring rectangles around. There's some stunning architecture here.
I feel like some architects should be locked up in some sort of Matrix, where they can build their ugly, uninhabitable "works" in peace and no one will actually have to look at them or - God forbid - live in or near them.
I actually really loved seeing these. Variety is the spice of life after all and it would be so boring if everything was the same. The architects and everyone who supported the building clearly just had different taste then you/us. If I was on a road trip and saw any of these, I would instantly snap a picture, they are unique and wonderful in their own way.
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Surprised to not see the Fermilab building on this list, but I may have to go checkout the subreddit.
Enjoyed these. Thanks to all the Pandas who explained what and where these places are.
Should have included Las Vegas, NV, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center at 888 West Bonneville Ave. Designed by Frank Gehry as he wadded up the plans in the process of throwing away the blueprints. It hurts just to look at it. Gehry-bldg...799ab4.jpg
Ooh...I don't care how "modern" you want to get, that is just horrendous. How can anyone think that is artistic? Just my opinion, though.
Load More Replies... Unfortunately, I do not have a picture that I can post, as I took it in 1977. But, to me, the most "scary" and horrible building is the Lubyanka in Moscow. It sits there, grey, even on sunny days, exuding the horror that the people who were incarcerated there experienced. I don't care how they "clean" it up. It is still drenched in the blood of the people who were tortured and murdered there.
The building itself doesn't look too bad (aside from being squat and ugly) but when you know its back story (e.g., "the Great Purge"), it becomes much more hideous. They should tear that one down.
Load More Replies... The Senate House attached to the University of London was George Orwell's inspiration for the Ministry of Truth in 1984... Always has been imposing. However, the interior is gorgeous and the libraries are amazing Senate-Hou...a8f630.jpg
Do an image search for "Oil refinery at night". They all look like evil final boss video game levels. Dr-Doom-HQ...5a1f46.jpg
Most of these are far more preferable than having a bunch of boring rectangles around. There's some stunning architecture here.
I feel like some architects should be locked up in some sort of Matrix, where they can build their ugly, uninhabitable "works" in peace and no one will actually have to look at them or - God forbid - live in or near them.
I actually really loved seeing these. Variety is the spice of life after all and it would be so boring if everything was the same. The architects and everyone who supported the building clearly just had different taste then you/us. If I was on a road trip and saw any of these, I would instantly snap a picture, they are unique and wonderful in their own way.
Load More Replies... Surprised to not see the Fermilab building on this list, but I may have to go checkout the subreddit.
