Architectural Oddities in Spain

Discover 55 places tagged “architectural oddities” in Spain.

Casita Ratón Pérez

A home for Spain's version of the Tooth Fairy, hidden in an old gas company register.

Puente de la Culebra (Snake Bridge)

A unique Baroque bridge preserved in Madrid's largest public park.

Santuario de la Virgen de Jaraba

A medieval shrine set into a towering canyon wall.

Casa de los Lagartos (Lizards House)

A masterpiece of Rationalist architecture in the center of Madrid with lizards on it.

Torres Blancas

Meant to resemble a massive tree, the building is the best example of Spanish organicist architecture in Madrid.

Carabanchel 24

Carabanchel 24

Nicknamed the "Spirit of Paul Klee," this colorful apartment building features an array of multicolored panels.

Talaytula written in Arabic in the lower part of the window

The Smallest Window in the World

At least according to the Guinness World Records.

The elongated and thin shape of the building

Valencia, Spain

La Estrecha House

With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.

The gargoyle photographer

Palencia, Spain

The Photographer Gargoyle

The camera-toting gargoyle juts out from the exterior of a Gothic cathedral.

The doorway of the old church of San Isidro.

Portada de la Antigua Iglesia de San Isidoro (Arch of the Old Church of San Isidoro)

The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.

Dawn on Charles V palace in Alhambra, Granada, Spain.

Muslim Gravestones of the Alhambra

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

Tower of the Storks (center).

Cáceres, Spain

Torre de las Cigüeñas (Tower of the Storks)

The tallest tower in Cáceres's Old Town.

The vaulted ceiling.

Torrelavega, Spain

Vaulted Ceiling of Iglesia de la Virgen Grande

This magnificent brick dome was made with an unusual design method.

Lifesize model of Allosaurus with the museum in the backdrop.

Jurassic Museum of Asturias

A wonderful collection of fossilized dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the landscape millions of years ago.

Embedded human bones in the wall.

Cáceres, Spain

Don Alvaro Alley

Fragments of human bones are embedded in the walls of this quaint alley.

Casa de Fusta.

Casa de Fusta

This Canadian hunting lodge is a long way from home.