#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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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House With the Eye Museum in Leadville, Colorado
This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.#vintage #antiques #architecturaloddities #architecture #stained-glasswindows #housemuseums #houses #section-Atlas
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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