THE 10 strangest and most original buildings in the world they are fascinating constructions born from the inspiration of very creative architects and by engineers eager to create unforgettable projects. One of these is the Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts, a shell-shaped opera house 46.68 meters high. Located on an artificial lake that enhances its beauty, it is a floating dome in titanium and glass with high light transmission, designed to become a symbol of the city and be remembered as a real architectural artwork.
The Crooked House in Poland
The Crooked House it’s a very particular building born in 2004 from the collaboration between Jan Marcin Szancer, a professor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and the Swedish painter Per Dahlberg. The two artists have created a distorted construction that is the site of a shopping center that seems to have come out of the world of fairy tales.
The Stone House in Portugal
There Stone House built at the end of the 70s, it is among the strangest and most original buildings in the world. There stone house it is the work of an engineer who decided to exploit the hollow formed by four enormous stones to build his summer residence.
La Pedrera in Spain
La Pedrera, that is Casa Milà, it’s a building built by Antoni Gaudi declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The peculiarity of this original building of Barcelona is the curvy facade built in stone with an innovative play of balconies and windows.
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Brazil
The Museum of Contemporary Art it’s a original building built overlooking the sea of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, one of the most famous architects in the world, it is a fascinating architecture-sculpture that resembles a spaceship.
The Rotating Tower in the United Arab Emirates
There Rotating Tower it’s a rotating skyscraper 420 meters high designed by architect David Fisher. 80 floors each of which is able to rotate on itself and independently from the others, at 360 degrees. The 200 apartments move at a very slow, almost imperceptible speed, and represent the triumph of dynamism over the static nature of traditional architecture and a step ahead of even the Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world.
The Olympic Stadium in Canada
The Montreal Olympic Stadium it is the first stadium with retractable roof built as the main venue for the 1976 Olympic Games. The largest in Canada, it has the distinction of having a 175 meter inclined tower considered the highest in the world.
Hallgrimur church in Iceland
Hallgrímskirkja, the largest church in Reykjavik and also the Iceland’s most famous church, is one of the most original buildings in the world. 75 meters high and with a facade characterized by very high columns, it has a bell tower on which you can climb from which you can enjoy a wonderful view.
The Eden project in the UK
L’Eden Project in Cornwall is one of the strangest constructions in the world where they wanted to recreate a real Garden of Eden. Three hemispheres located in an old abandoned quarry that are home to all forms of plant life present on earth.
The Kunsthaus in Austria
There Kunsthaus is a contemporary art museum in Graz, Austria, and thanks to its particular shape, it is one of the strangest buildings in the world. Its modern and spectacular architecture nicknamed “Friendly Alien” seems to float amidst the traditional buildings of the historic center.
THE 10 strangest and most original buildings in the world they are fascinating constructions born from the inspiration of very creative architects and by engineers eager to create unforgettable projects. One of these is the Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts, a shell-shaped opera house 46.68 meters high. Located on an artificial lake that enhances its beauty, it is a floating dome in titanium and glass with high light transmission, designed to become a symbol of the city and be remembered as a real architectural artwork.
The Crooked House in Poland
The Crooked House it’s a very particular building born in 2004 from the collaboration between Jan Marcin Szancer, a professor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and the Swedish painter Per Dahlberg. The two artists have created a distorted construction that is the site of a shopping center that seems to have come out of the world of fairy tales.
The Stone House in Portugal
There Stone House built at the end of the 70s, it is among the strangest and most original buildings in the world. There stone house it is the work of an engineer who decided to exploit the hollow formed by four enormous stones to build his summer residence.
La Pedrera in Spain
La Pedrera, that is Casa Milà, it’s a building built by Antoni Gaudi declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The peculiarity of this original building of Barcelona is the curvy facade built in stone with an innovative play of balconies and windows.
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Brazil
The Museum of Contemporary Art it’s a original building built overlooking the sea of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, one of the most famous architects in the world, it is a fascinating architecture-sculpture that resembles a spaceship.
The Rotating Tower in the United Arab Emirates
There Rotating Tower it’s a rotating skyscraper 420 meters high designed by architect David Fisher. 80 floors each of which is able to rotate on itself and independently from the others, at 360 degrees. The 200 apartments move at a very slow, almost imperceptible speed, and represent the triumph of dynamism over the static nature of traditional architecture and a step ahead of even the Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world.
The Olympic Stadium in Canada
The Montreal Olympic Stadium it is the first stadium with retractable roof built as the main venue for the 1976 Olympic Games. The largest in Canada, it has the distinction of having a 175 meter inclined tower considered the highest in the world.
Hallgrimur church in Iceland
Hallgrímskirkja, the largest church in Reykjavik and also the Iceland’s most famous church, is one of the most original buildings in the world. 75 meters high and with a facade characterized by very high columns, it has a bell tower on which you can climb from which you can enjoy a wonderful view.
The Eden project in the UK
L’Eden Project in Cornwall is one of the strangest constructions in the world where they wanted to recreate a real Garden of Eden. Three hemispheres located in an old abandoned quarry that are home to all forms of plant life present on earth.
The Kunsthaus in Austria
There Kunsthaus is a contemporary art museum in Graz, Austria, and thanks to its particular shape, it is one of the strangest buildings in the world. Its modern and spectacular architecture nicknamed “Friendly Alien” seems to float amidst the traditional buildings of the historic center.
