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Solihull, England

Baddesley Clinton

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.
In 1943, the Brown Derby restaurant on Vine Street, in Hollywood, was a place to dine and dish gossip.
architecture

Mourners Once Held a Sidewalk Funeral for a Restaurant Named for a Hat

On Valentine’s Day 1994, protestors in Hollywood turned out to eulogize the Brown Derby.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 11, 2019
Samuel Beckett Bridge.
Dublin, Ireland

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Rows of railings.
London, England

London's Stretcher Railings

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
The last known Carville house.
San Francisco, California

Last Known Carville House

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
Beauty, the eye of the beholder, etc.
architecture

21 'Ugly' Buildings That Aren't Ugly at All

Atlas Obscura readers share their love for structures they feel have been unfairly maligned.
Eric Grundhauser February 5, 2019
Skulls on the wooden door.
Matera, Italy

Chiesa del Purgatorio

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.
Permanently Closed
Kiruna, Sweden

Kiruna Cage Balconies

These coffin-like Brutalist balconies were inspired by a nearby mine.
The lift.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Paternoster Lift

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.
The Quarter Boys and their message.
East Sussex, England

The Quarter Boys

Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.
The Capela Nossa Senhora das Neves
Bento Gonçalves, Brazil

Capela Nossa Senhora das Neves

After a terrible drought, townspeople used wine to build this church.
Singel 7
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Singel 7

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.
Row of old houses with the narrow Kleine Trippenhuis or "Little Trip House" on Kloveniersburgwal canal.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Kleine Trippenhuis

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
The Casa Auto.
Pergamino, Argentina

Casa Auto

A father built this one-of-a-kind house in the shape of his son's race car.
Bath, England

Bailbrook Mission Tin Church

This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.
Gue(ho)st House.
Delme, France

Gue(ho)st House

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.
HSB Paternoster lift.
Stockholm, Sweden

HSB Paternoster lift

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.
Østerlars.
Gudhjem, Denmark

Østerlars Church

The largest of Denmark's seven mysterious round churches stands on an island in the Baltic Sea.