Ugly buildings in the World
Montparnasse Tower; Paris. This ominous stick is a blight on the landscape of the world’s most stunning city, but there is one very good reason to take in the view from the building’s observation deck: it’s the only place you can go to get a view of the city without it.
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Boston City Hall; Massachusetts. While it was hip for it’s time, this concrete structure now gets routinely criticized for its dreary facade and incongruity with the rest of the city’s more genteel architecture. Luckily, it’s very close to more aesthetically pleasing attractions.
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Metropolitan Cathedral; Liverpool, England. The people who work here must be sick of the space capsule jokes. Even those who find the building’s shell a bit “spacey,” have to admit the circular interior is pretty spectacular.
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Peter the Great Statue; Moscow. Some 15 stories high, the larger-than-life monument was designed by controversial artist, Zurab K. Tsereteli, whose statue of Christopher Columbus was repeatedly rejected by the United States.
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Port Authority Bus Terminal; New York. Those who pass by this iron monstrosity might be tempted to ask about a completion date, but alas, this is the finished product.
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Liechtenstein Museum of Fine Arts; Vaduz. Some feel the building’s minimalist box design is a triumph, others say it’s an eyesore.
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Scottish Parliament Building; Edinburgh. Stone, oak, and bamboo are part of the make-up of the Scottish Parliament, a building that is the subject of much debate.
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There is an arts building in Toronto, Canada that is way more ugly. Looks like an ugly square cow with legs made of ugly sticks.
Ugly buildings? You haven’t seen nothing yet until you come to Japan. The Japanese are fond of beauty but unable to see ugliness.