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Old Posted: Apr 19, 2012, 1:35 AM
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Weird looking buildings in your neck of the woods.

Any strange, anthopomorphic, and otherwise silly looking buildings in your city that you are aware of?

I remember coming across this interesting apt house totally atypical to Montreal, and the facial features that struck me as an attempt at architecaricature...





You can see it in context on St-André street in the latin quarter of Montreal in streetview; http://g.co/maps/bm2x7
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Old Posted: Apr 19, 2012, 10:33 PM
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The Swansea 'house that looks like Hitler' got a fair amount of coverage over here last year.


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Old Posted: Apr 21, 2012, 1:46 PM
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I didnt expect less from you Bedhead, lol!

I am also reminded of the Palazzetto Zuccari in Rome where one of the entrances looks like this:

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The Swansea 'house that looks like Hitler' got a fair amount of coverage over here last year.


Wales online
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...1466-28422600/



Wales online
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...1466-28422600/


It does look like Hitler!




In London (Ontario), we've been cursed with this fugly behemouth:

lawyers.ca

I don't know what it looks like b/c if I stare at it too long, I will surely turn to stone.
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Montreal has the batman building.
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Faux building/parking garage


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