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Astonishing Architecture

Astonishing Architecture

From the odd to the awe-inspiring, we take you on a tour of the most unusual and unique buildings and architecture found across the globe. Some of it is gorgeous and some of it will make you wonder just how they managed to put it together and make it stand. Feats of engineering and artistry coming together to amaze you.

Tiger and Turtle - Magic Mountain

Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain

Is it a Roller Coaster? Or Maybe Not… If you are terrified of roller coasters this is definitely the easy way to experience the thrill. In fact this isn’t actually a roller coaster at all but a huge towering sculpture in Duisburg, Germany. The 2-million euro ($2.7 million) landmark of ...
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Amazing Plastic Bottle Housing

Amazing Plastic Bottle Housing

Hundreds in Nigeria are traveling from afar to check out the new type of walls being built in and around the village of Yelwa. So far more than 20 homes are sprouting out with a clever and inexpensive construction material; Recycled Plastic Bottles! stronger than you think Each plastic bottle ...
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A Cave You Can Call Home

A Cave You Can Call Home

Arizona’s real estate market has a unique property for sale near the sweeping views of the Mule Mountains in the town of Bisbee, Arizona. Unlike your typical ranch home, this one is has deep “natural” charm to it. The Cave House boasts a guesthouse, two bathrooms, and attractive tile flooring. ...
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Pub On Demand: An Inflatable Invention You Can Drink To

Pub On Demand: An Inflatable Invention You Can Drink To

It’s kind of like a party bounce house for adults – the first inflatable pub! The pub is erected by using 2 small air blowers and metal stanchions for support in about 2 hours. This traveling tavern can hold up to 30 visitors at a time. English designer Andi Francis ...
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Matchstick Marvels

Matchstick Marvels

One of a Kind Patrick Acton of Gladbrook, Iowa, is the world’s best matchstick model maker. His works , everything from Paul Revere on horseback to Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria, to this scale model of Hogwarts School of Wizardry, can be seen in a number of Ripley’s Believe It or ...
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Amazing Kinetic Walking Sculptures

Amazing Kinetic Walking Sculptures

Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move — and even survive — on their own.
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Lego-Style Apartment

Lego-Style Apartment

This apartment is even tinier then the Domestic Transformer. Clocking in at 258 square feet, Christian Schallert’s Barcelona apartment was inspired by  the interior of boats. It looks cool, but I can’t be the only one who notices how close the potty is to where he cooks?
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11 Year Old Me Wants This House

11 Year Old Me Wants This House

Fine, I’ll admit it, adult me wants this house too. What is cooler than having a slide that runs AROUND the entire house? A ball-room and slide entries strategically located around the home. These are the luckiest kids ever. Level architects has completed ‘house with slide’, a three-storey family residence ...
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Lego House

Lego House

This is unbelievable! An entire house built out of Legos, including all the contents. The house even includes a Lego cat! Thanks to Melody for the link!
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85 Year Old Builds Cathedral Single-Handedly

85 Year Old Builds Cathedral Single-Handedly

This cathedral constructed out of salvaged materials, has been a project 50 years in the making. Justo Martinez an 85 year old from Madrid, has been working on this amazing cathedral single-handedly since he left an order of Monks due to an illness. He has dedicated his life to building ...
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