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Fatal Rocko Willis
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|  Posted: 2008-11-14 11:15
Travel can open your eyes to some of the world's most beautiful sights and buildings -- and to some of the ugliest.
Web site VirtualTourist.com (www.virtualtourist.com) has come up with a list of "The World's Top 10 Ugliest Buildings and Monuments" according to their editors and readers.
"Some of these picks have all the charm of a bag of nails while others are just jaw-dropping in their complexity. Love them or hate them, the list is certainly entertaining," said General manager Giampiero Ambrosi.
1. Boston City Hall; Boston, Massachusetts
While it was hip for it's time, this concrete structure now gets routinely criticized for its dreary facade and incongruity with the rest of the city's more genteel architecture. Luckily, it's very close to more aesthetically pleasing attractions.
2. Montparnasse Tower; Paris, France
While it's almost universally agreed that this ominous stick is a blight on the landscape of the world's most stunning city, its detractors admit that there is one very good reason to take in the view from the building's observation deck: it's the only place you can go to get a view of the city without it.
3. Lucky Shoe Monument; Tuuri, Finland
It may be over-the-top, but there is something to be said for the giant, golden horseshoe that looms over Finland's second-largest shopping center. The shoe, and, in fact, the entire town in which it is situated, is said to bring good luck.
4. Metropolitan Cathedral; Liverpool, England
The people who work here must be sick of the space capsule jokes. Even those who find the building's shell a bit "spacey," have to admit the circular interior is pretty spectacular.
5. Port Authority Bus Terminal; New York City, New York
Those who pass by this iron monstrosity might be tempted to ask about a completion date, but alas, this is the finished product.
6. Torres de Colon; Madrid, Spain
Like a set of giant salt-and-pepper shakers, these matching towers loom over the city to the dissatisfaction of many area residents. The buildings are also known as "El Enchufe" or "The Plug" for the plug-like structure that holds them together.
7. Liechtenstein Museum of Fine Arts; Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Some feel the building's minimalist box design is a triumph, others say it's an eyesore.
8. Scottish Parliament Building; Edinburgh, Scotland
Stone, oak, and bamboo are part of the make-up of the Scottish Parliament, a building that is the subject of much debate.
9. Birmingham Central Library; Birmingham, England
One look and it's easy to see how this genre of architecture came to be known as the "Brutalist" style. Not surprisingly, the issue of its possible demolition has been looming for years.
10. Peter the Great Statue; Moscow, Russia
Some 15 stories high, the larger-than-life monument was designed by controversial artist, Zurab K. Tsereteli, whose statue of Christopher Columbus was repeatedly rejected by the United States.
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Winters Rapture
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| Posted: 2008-11-14 16:23
aww, bostons city hall isent that bad.
but wow rocko, you own like half the "Latest Topics" with your news posts. you really should think about joining the DS news team... or start one XD.
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| Posted: 2008-11-14 17:25
Nearly all of the ugliest things in the world come from Europe.
Hm...
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Feralwulf
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| Posted: 2008-11-14 19:29
1. Boston City Hall; Boston, Massachusetts
http://www.american-architecture.info/USA/USA-Boston/095a.JPG
2. Montparnasse Tower; Paris, France
http://www.paris-hotel-petit-palace.com/imagethematique/Montparnasse.jpg
3. Lucky Shoe Monument; Tuuri, Finland
http://www.nomadig.com/stuff/tuuri_onnenkenka.jpg
4. Metropolitan Cathedral; Liverpool, England
http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/content/images/2007/09/05/metropolitan_cathedral_470x364.jpg
5. Port Authority Bus Terminal; New York City, New York
http://i3.iofferphoto.com/img/1153810800/_i/13127038/1.jpg
6. Torres de Colon; Madrid, Spain
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Torres_de_Colón_(Madrid)_01.jpg
7. Liechtenstein Museum of Fine Arts; Vaduz, Liechtenstein
http://images.gadmin.ch/8911/images/KMLArch(Walti)%20breit%20Abend.jpg
8. Scottish Parliament Building; Edinburgh, Scotland
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/62266315_90adc324c8.jpg?v=0
9. Birmingham Central Library; Birmingham, England
http://www.bobpiper.co.uk/ChamberlainSquare2.jpg
10. Peter the Great Statue; Moscow, Russia
http://www.traveljournals.net/pictures/l/14/142296-peter-the-great-statue-moscow-russia.jpg
HOW seven structures on the face on this Earth ever managed to out do Scottish Parliament Building; Edinburgh, Scotland for OMGBUTTUGLY I will never know.
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Fatal Rocko Willis
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| Posted: 2008-11-14 20:52
The Montparnasse Tower reminds me of the Black Obilisk in 2001: A Space Oddessy
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| Posted: 2008-11-16 21:36
the liverpool cathedral looks like its a secret giant laser
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| Posted: 2008-11-17 04:41
Centre Point
*shudder*
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Tiffy Rando
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| Posted: 2008-11-18 12:40
Lol I have no idea how Port Authority got that high up on the list. Yeah its ugly, but its drab steel bunker-like appearence kind of matches the surroundings...
Maybe it's because it's just as ugly on the inside as well. At least you can't really tell if its actually that dirty or not.
As for the Birmingham Central Library... It looks like a military command post or something. It's nearly as ugly as the J.Edgar Hoover building, in terms of a brutal intimadating facade.
Yet another example of glorious 1950's 60's and early 70's style architectural fallout.
Sadly I do believe that in a nuclear event the only buildings that would survive largely intact would be all of these hideous squat concrete cubes.
Thank you Bauhaus...
[ This Message was edited by: Grand Puba Tiffy Rando on 2008-11-18 12:44 ]
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| Posted: 2008-11-19 11:57
Number ten Peter the Great Statue Moscow, Russia.
Looks like a nightmarish candlestick with a giant and a ship on top.
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From: Philly
| Posted: 2008-11-20 09:07
What the hell? Looks like something a 2 year old would make out of Legos...
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