#architecturaloddities — Public Fediverse posts
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Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine in Kyoto, Japan
A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.#fortuneteller #gate #gods #deity #shintoism #architecture #architecturaloddities #history #shrines #section-Atlas
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Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine in Kyoto, Japan
A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.#fortuneteller #gate #gods #deity #shintoism #architecture #architecturaloddities #history #shrines #section-Atlas
Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine -
Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine in Kyoto, Japan
A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.#fortuneteller #gate #gods #deity #shintoism #architecture #architecturaloddities #history #shrines #section-Atlas
Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine -
Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine in Kyoto, Japan
A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.#fortuneteller #gate #gods #deity #shintoism #architecture #architecturaloddities #history #shrines #section-Atlas
Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine -
Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine in Kyoto, Japan
A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.#fortuneteller #gate #gods #deity #shintoism #architecture #architecturaloddities #history #shrines #section-Atlas
Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine -
The Grand Mud Mosque of Kong in Kong, Côte d'Ivoire
Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque in Sierra Leone is its remote location and lack of tourists.#religion #architecturaloddities #mosques #section-Atlas
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The only skyscraper Frank Lloyd Wright designed is currently sitting empty. Turns out, its design was maybe a little too considered.#architecturaloddities #buildings #skyscrapers #architecture #franklloydwright #podcastinternal #section-Articles
What Happened to Price Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper? -
Bridge Walk in Lansing, West Virginia
In West Virginia, you can walk across the longest single-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.#tourism #bridge #bridges #architecturaloddities #architecture #section-Atlas
Bridge Walk -
Cathedral Café in Fayetteville, West Virginia
Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.#architecturaloddities #cathedral #architecture #sandwiches #food #restaurants #cafe #churches #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
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Şemsi Pasha Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
An Ottoman-era mosque looking over the Black Sea.#architecturaloddities #ottoman #mosques #section-Atlas
Şemsi Pasha Mosque -
Puente de la Culebra (Snake Bridge) in Madrid, Spain
A unique Baroque bridge preserved in Madrid's largest public park.#architecturaloddities #bridges #section-Atlas
Puente de la Culebra (Snake Bridge) -
Belvedere do Grinfo in Petrópolis, Brazil
This spaceship-like structure was once a popular roadside restaurant.#abandoned #disco #architecture #architecturaloddities #highways #roadsideattractions #section-Atlas
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Wrightstown Schoolhouse in Newtown, Pennsylvania
This 1802 building is the last remaining octagonal schoolhouse in Bucks County.#education #architecturaloddities #schools #section-Atlas
Wrightstown Schoolhouse -
Choux de Créteil in Créteil, France
A cluster of cylindrical apartment buildings nod to the city’s vegital past.#architecturaloddities #apartment #architecture #section-Atlas
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Santuario de la Virgen de Jaraba in Jaraba, Spain
A medieval shrine set into a towering canyon wall.#baroque #chapel #naturalwonders #architecture #architecturaloddities #medieval #christianity #relics #shrines #canyons #section-Atlas
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Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple in Tokyo, Japan
A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences.#religion #architecturaloddities #architecture #temples #buddhism #section-Atlas
Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple -
Hiorns Tower in West Sussex, England
This 18th-century "castle" is not what it seems.#royalty #castles #architecturaloddities #section-Atlas
Hiorns Tower -
Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland in Elblag, Poland#architecturaloddities #churches #section-Atlas
Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland -
National Monument of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland
A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."#follies #architecture #architecturaloddities #section-Atlas
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Triple Bridge in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.#architecturaloddities #architecture #bridges #section-Atlas
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Temple Bar in London, England
After one of London's most iconic city gates was dismantled, it took a wealthy brewer and a larger movement to get it back.#architecturaloddities #architecture #section-Atlas
Temple Bar -
Palazzina Cinese in Palermo, Italy
This palace offers an 18th-century European take on Chinese design and architecture.#pagodas #architecturaloddities #section-Atlas
Palazzina Cinese -
Duwisib Castle in Alt Duwisib, Namibia
A German “baron” built this castle for his wife, but their romance was short-lived.#eccentrichomes #architecture #architecturaloddities #castles #section-Atlas
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Maison Troglodyte in Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, France
A cozy, cave-like home hidden in the French countryside.#architecturaloddities #houses #section-Atlas
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Mersey Tunnel Pharaoh in Liverpool, England
On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.#infrastructure #tunnels #statues #architecturaloddities #artdeco #ancientegypt #section-Atlas
Mersey Tunnel Pharaoh -
Bendhu in Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
Being surrounded by typical buildings just makes this uniquely modernist house stand out even more.#houses #architecturaloddities #architecture #section-Atlas
Bendhu -
Malmö Spetsbunker (Malmö Winkel Tower) in Malmö, Sweden
This cone-shaped bomb shelter, modeled on German design, is a rare WWII relic that never saw use but still looms over the harbor.#architecturaloddities #bunkers #warhistory #worldwarii #section-Atlas
Curious and Wondrous Travel Destinations - Atlas Obscura -
SS Blinky Jr. in Casa Grande, Arizona
Over 100 miles from the ocean, this ship-shaped building was built in honor of the owner's sailor son.#buildings #ships #architecturaloddities #section-Atlas
SS Blinky Jr. -
Saint Nikolaos of Vouliagmeni in Vouliagmeni, Greece
Past the megayachts in the hyper-modern marina of Vouliagmeni is a small, well-hidden chapel adorned with pebbles and maritime imagery.#architecturaloddities #chapel #churches #section-Atlas
Saint Nikolaos of Vouliagmeni -
Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand
This semi-permanent cathedral was built of cardboard, wood, and steel after Christchurch's 2011 earthquake.#stained-glasswindows #architecturaloddities #disasters #cathedral #earthquakes #churches #section-Atlas
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Black and White House Museum in Hereford, England
This iconic Tudor home-turned-museum offers a unique glimpse into the everyday life of a prosperous family during the early modern period.#tudors #architecture #architecturaloddities #history #england #museums #section-Atlas
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You have to see it to believe it—or not.#water #architecturaloddities #camouflage #magnets #section-Articles
10 Optical Illusion Destinations -
From a floating restroom to a john encased in two-way glass, these toilets take using the facilities to a whole new level.#architecturaloddities #publicworks #nature #art #bathrooms #section-Articles
10 Bathrooms to Pee in Before You Die -
The V House in Copenhagen, Denmark
This striking structure, with balconies jutting out like hedgehog spines, combine cutting-edge design with a playful approach to light and space.#modernism #architecturaloddities #architecture #section-Atlas
The V House -
The Ghost Plaque of the Keyhole House in Gothenburg, Sweden
This mysterious sign claims an American astronomer haunts the building—but is it true?#plaques #houses #haunted #ghosts #architecturaloddities #section-Atlas
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Fujimori Tea Houses in Chino, Japan
High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.#teahouse #treehouses #eccentrichomes #architecture #architecturaloddities #section-Atlas
Fujimori Tea Houses -
Fujimori Tea Houses in Chino, Japan
High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.#teahouse #treehouses #eccentrichomes #architecture #architecturaloddities #section-Atlas
Fujimori Tea Houses -
Fujimori Tea Houses in Chino, Japan
High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.#teahouse #treehouses #eccentrichomes #architecture #architecturaloddities #section-Atlas
Fujimori Tea Houses -
Fujimori Tea Houses in Chino, Japan
High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.#teahouse #treehouses #eccentrichomes #architecture #architecturaloddities #section-Atlas
Fujimori Tea Houses -
Fujimori Tea Houses in Chino, Japan
High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.#teahouse #treehouses #eccentrichomes #architecture #architecturaloddities #section-Atlas
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Buckminster Fuller Dome Home in Carbondale, Illinois
The only dome home to be owned or occupied by dome inventor Buckminster Fuller.#domes #inventors #buckminsterfuller #architecturaloddities #architecture #eccentrichomes #section-Atlas
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Gaylordsville Spite House in New Milford, Connecticut
The best act of revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.#architecturaloddities #spitehouse #architecture #houses #section-Atlas
Gaylordsville Spite House -
Inside the ruins of a palace that once hosted Haiti's only king.#architecture #architecturaloddities #ruins #colonialism #culturesandcivilizations #revolution #podcast #section-Articles
Podcast: Sans Souci Palace -
Cement City in Donora, Pennsylvania
A neighborhood of houses made of poured cement through a process invented by Thomas Edison.#construction #thomasedison #concrete #houses #architecturaloddities #worldwari #architecture #section-Atlas
Cement City -
Star Forts Are Military History, and the Base of Some Strange Conspiracy Theories#energy #conspiracytheories #history #architecturaloddities #architecture #forts #columns #eeriefeeling #section-Articles
Star Forts Are Military History, and the Base of Some Strange Conspiracy Theories -
Double Arch Bridge in Ossining, New York
At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.#aqueducts #architecturaloddities #bridges #arches #section-Atlas
Double Arch Bridge -
Podcast: World's Loneliest House
It looks the part, but it's kind of a misnomer.#placestostay #architecture #architecturaloddities #islands #buildings #podcast #section-Articles
Podcast: World's Loneliest House -
El Hamma Water Cooler in Hammat-al-jarid, Tunisia
Before it's used for irrigation, geothermal resources are cooled in this oddly-shaped structure.#deserts #architecturaloddities #water #engineering #design #waterworks #section-Atlas
El Hamma Water Cooler -
Cilwendeg Shell House Hermitage in Newchapel, Wales
This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.#folliesandgrottoes #architecturaloddities #hermits #hermitage #shells #section-Atlas
Cilwendeg Shell House Hermitage -
The Female Architect Behind Buenos Aires's Underground Necropolis
Ítala Fulvia Villa oversaw the building of the colossal Sixth Pantheon—but history nearly erased her contributions.
The Female Architect Behind Buenos Aires's Underground Necropolis