Architecture

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.

A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

In the hinterlands of Serbia's capital, a giant reflective mushroom houses an aeronautical history of the former Yugoslav republic.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.