Architectural Oddities

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.

A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.

On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

A striking series of six bridges connect islands in Indonesia.

This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.