18 impressive architectural wonders and curiosities that are hard to believe exist (19 photos)

Most buildings conform to certain standards (and rightly so) and therefore appear boring. Generic shapes, predictable designs, standard finishes—look at one skyscraper and you'll think you've seen them all. But don't jump to conclusions.





Scattered throughout the world are architectural wonders that defy all expectations. These are structures that seem straight out of a science fiction novel. Upside-down houses and structures shaped like giant animals are stunning in their originality. They make you think and scratch your head, they capture your imagination, and sometimes they seem downright crazy.

1. The Whale Museum in Norway, which looks like a whale



2. Casa Batlló ("House of Bones") is a residential building in Barcelona, ​​built in 1877 and renovated between 1904 and 1906 by Antoni Gaudí.

3. The Shelter The Buffa di Perrero, dating back to World War I, is located at an altitude of 2,760 meters in Monte Cristallo, Italy.



4. Temples, dwellings, and underground cities in volcanic tuff cliffs in Goreme National Park (Cappadocia region, Turkey)



5. A British sculptor's gravity-defying work in Milan Italy



6. Riverside Transport Museum in Glasgow, Scotland



7. The Globus Theatre in Novosibirsk, whose creators abandoned classical receptions



8. The Snake Temple in Malaysia is one of a kind



9. A four-star hotel located in the center of Zaandam in the Netherlands next to the railway station



10. Markthol - an office and residential building with market space in Rotterdam, Netherlands



11. Fairytale house in the town of Zell on the Moselle River in Germany



12. The facade of a Memphis-style building, which the artist painted as part of the festival, Sunset Park, Brooklyn



13. The Egg House in Moscow



14. Kanoe Building in Osaka, Japan



15. Grasshopper Dream Cafe, Jeongseon City, South Korea



16. The Aeschyph (Goethe's House) in Périgueux, France, is a building built in 1347 that served as a toll collection point for the bridge.



17. An example of parasitic architecture in San Francisco



18. A small house in Montreal, located on the roof of an abandoned building factories