Architectural Oddities

This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

A colorful, architectural experiment designed to increase a resident's longevity.

Explore the five senses depicted on this protruding Gothic window.

Despite the name, this unusual palace in rural Tunisia never belonged to an Italian dictator.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

This former cigarette factory was built in a style inspired by Islamic architecture.

Geothermal resources are cooled in this oddly-shaped structure before being used for irrigation

A gigantic shoe, inspired by a nursery rhyme, sits in a park atop Mumbai’s Malabar Hill.

This large garden vase urn has nothing to do with the seventh U.S. President—it was designed by one landscape designer to honor another landscape designer's contributions to the National Mall.

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.

A rare example of a building constructed specifically for catching eels.