Crazy & Crooked Buildings!
Location: London
Camera info: Canon Rebel 350D • lens EF 70-200mm f/2.8L
ISO 200 • f 2.8 • 1/2500 sec
It’s a double photo week! While I was touring London, I was amazed at the interesting architecture, including the Gherkin (above) and the City Hall (below). The Gherkin, officially known as 30 St Mary Axe is an office building constructed out of 34,000 m² (approx. 366,000 ft²) of glass panes arranged to look somewhat like a Fabergé egg. City Hall, which houses the Greater London Authority (Mayor & the Assembly), is build like a lopsided dome and includes an open-air amphitheater in the back.
Location: London
Camera info: Canon Rebel 350D • lens EF 70-200mm f/2.8L
ISO 200 • f 2.8 • 1/2000 sec
So that got me thinking, what other cool weird–shaped buildings are there in the world? Here’s just a sampling of what I found. Follow the links to see more pictures & articles:
- The Lotus Temple (Delhi, India) – The name says it all. It’s a big lotus flower.
- The Blur Building (Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland) – Who wants to walk in a cloud? I do!
- Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands) – I think I would get dizzy living here.
- Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, USA) – Truth in marketing. 😉
- Gas National Headquarters (Barcelona, Spain) – Wait… what?
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Alexandria, Egypt) – I know it’s supposed to symbolize openness & such, but I still think it looks like a manhole cover.
- Habitat 57 (Montreal, Canada) – Another place to get dizzy in your own room.
- The Nautilus House (Mexico City, Mexico) – Looks cozy.
- Raffles Dubai (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) – It’s all about the bling.
- A Piano-Shaped Building (Huainan, China) – I didn’t see a proper name for this one, but it’s COOL!
- The Big Sheep Wool Gallery (Tirau, New Zealand) – Another wait… what?
- …and then there’s this building in an unknown location (and I bet they want to keep it that way).
Ok, there’s a sampling of some cool things to see on your next trip to… wherever. But what have you already seen?
What is the strangest piece of real estate you’ve come across?
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