Architectural Oddities

‘Bush the old fire dog died of poison July 5th, 1869. RIP.’

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

The world's first and only three-segment bascule bridge folds up into the shape of a capital "N" to let boat traffic through.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

The toilet-shaped house of South Korea's sanitation pioneer is now a museum to the john.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

A gardener saved a beloved clock face from destruction by building it into a wall outside his house.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

This house of worship in the Arctic Circle is shaped like an igloo.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.