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Design disappoint
Selection of the most bizarre buildings.
1. «ArcelorMittal Orbit» - is a sculpture and an observatory in the same building in the Olympic Park in London. Designed by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmondom and due to open this year. Picture: Julian Finney / Getty Images
2. «Verizon Building» Building or on the street. Pearl 375 in New York. Designed by «Rose, Beaton & Rose» in 1975. Picture: Alamy
3. The headquarters of the company «Aldar» in Abu Dhabi. Designed by «MZ Architects» and opened in 2010. This building is in the shape of the lens is the world's first circular skyscraper. Picture: Alamy
4. The building company «Longaberger Basket Company», producing hand-baskets and similar products, of Newark, Ohio. Opened in 1997. Picture: Alamy
5. Zizkov Television Tower in Prague, Czech Republic. Designed by architect Vaclav Aulitskim and Jiri Kozak, and was built in 1992. The tower is decorated with sculptures of crawling babies. Picture: Alamy
6. 54-storey residential complex «Ponte City Apartments» Johannesburg - the highest residential skyscraper in Africa. Designed by Manfred Hermeric in 1975. Picture: Alamy
7. Building «Strata SE1», also known as "Razor", near Elephant & Castle in London. Designed by «BFLS» in 2010. Picture: Alamy
8. National Library of Belarus in Minsk. Designed by Mikhail Vinogradov and Victor Kramarenko and opened in 2006. Picture: Alamy
9. Hotel «Grand Lisboa» Macau. Designed by architects from Hong Kong Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Manh and opened in 2007. Picture: Alamy
10. The building of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava. This inverted pyramid designed by Stephen illumination, Stefan Kissling Đurkovići and Barnabas, and completed in 1983. Picture: Alamy
11. Elephant Building in Bangkok, Thailand. Designed to be able Yumsaem and completed in 1997. Picture: Alamy
12. The SIS Building (SIS), also known as MI6 building in Vauxhall, London. The headquarters of the British CDS is designed by Terry Farrell and opened in 1994. Picture: Alamy
13. Building «Mirador Building» in Madrid. Designed by the Dutch architectural studio «MVRDV» in collaboration with the Spanish architect Blanca Lleo. Opened in 2005. Picture: Alamy
14. Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia. Designed studio «Lab Architecture Studio» and Bates Smart. Opened in 2002. Picture: Alamy
15. Liverpool Catholic Cathedral. Designed by Frederick Gibberd and opened in 1967. Picture: Alamy
16. The building of the Russian Embassy in Havana, Cuba. Designed by Alexander Rochegova and opened in 1985. Picture: INTERFOTO / Alamy
17. Buildings «Tours Aillaud» (also known as «Tours Nuages») in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, France. Emil Ayo designed and built in 1977. Picture: Alamy
18. Building «Fang Yuan Building» in Shenyang, China. Designed by architect S. Yu Lee, who decided to combine a form of ancient Chinese coins with square neckline and a modern office building. Opened in 2001. Picture: Quirky China News / Rex Features
19. National Library in Pristina, Kosovo. Designed Croatian architect Andrija Mutnyakovichem and opened in 1982. Picture: Marco di Lauro / Getty Images
20. Hotel "Ryugёn" in Pyongyang, North Korea. Designed by «Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers». Construction began in 1987 and stopped in 1992 and 2008. External works have been completed, but it is unknown whether ever opening. Picture: Getty Images
21. Building «Torre Velasca» in Milan, Italy. Designed by architectural partnership «BBPR» and built in the 1950s. Picture: Alamy
1. «ArcelorMittal Orbit» - is a sculpture and an observatory in the same building in the Olympic Park in London. Designed by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmondom and due to open this year. Picture: Julian Finney / Getty Images
2. «Verizon Building» Building or on the street. Pearl 375 in New York. Designed by «Rose, Beaton & Rose» in 1975. Picture: Alamy
3. The headquarters of the company «Aldar» in Abu Dhabi. Designed by «MZ Architects» and opened in 2010. This building is in the shape of the lens is the world's first circular skyscraper. Picture: Alamy
4. The building company «Longaberger Basket Company», producing hand-baskets and similar products, of Newark, Ohio. Opened in 1997. Picture: Alamy
5. Zizkov Television Tower in Prague, Czech Republic. Designed by architect Vaclav Aulitskim and Jiri Kozak, and was built in 1992. The tower is decorated with sculptures of crawling babies. Picture: Alamy
6. 54-storey residential complex «Ponte City Apartments» Johannesburg - the highest residential skyscraper in Africa. Designed by Manfred Hermeric in 1975. Picture: Alamy
7. Building «Strata SE1», also known as "Razor", near Elephant & Castle in London. Designed by «BFLS» in 2010. Picture: Alamy
8. National Library of Belarus in Minsk. Designed by Mikhail Vinogradov and Victor Kramarenko and opened in 2006. Picture: Alamy
9. Hotel «Grand Lisboa» Macau. Designed by architects from Hong Kong Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Manh and opened in 2007. Picture: Alamy
10. The building of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava. This inverted pyramid designed by Stephen illumination, Stefan Kissling Đurkovići and Barnabas, and completed in 1983. Picture: Alamy
11. Elephant Building in Bangkok, Thailand. Designed to be able Yumsaem and completed in 1997. Picture: Alamy
12. The SIS Building (SIS), also known as MI6 building in Vauxhall, London. The headquarters of the British CDS is designed by Terry Farrell and opened in 1994. Picture: Alamy
13. Building «Mirador Building» in Madrid. Designed by the Dutch architectural studio «MVRDV» in collaboration with the Spanish architect Blanca Lleo. Opened in 2005. Picture: Alamy
14. Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia. Designed studio «Lab Architecture Studio» and Bates Smart. Opened in 2002. Picture: Alamy
15. Liverpool Catholic Cathedral. Designed by Frederick Gibberd and opened in 1967. Picture: Alamy
16. The building of the Russian Embassy in Havana, Cuba. Designed by Alexander Rochegova and opened in 1985. Picture: INTERFOTO / Alamy
17. Buildings «Tours Aillaud» (also known as «Tours Nuages») in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, France. Emil Ayo designed and built in 1977. Picture: Alamy
18. Building «Fang Yuan Building» in Shenyang, China. Designed by architect S. Yu Lee, who decided to combine a form of ancient Chinese coins with square neckline and a modern office building. Opened in 2001. Picture: Quirky China News / Rex Features
19. National Library in Pristina, Kosovo. Designed Croatian architect Andrija Mutnyakovichem and opened in 1982. Picture: Marco di Lauro / Getty Images
20. Hotel "Ryugёn" in Pyongyang, North Korea. Designed by «Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers». Construction began in 1987 and stopped in 1992 and 2008. External works have been completed, but it is unknown whether ever opening. Picture: Getty Images
21. Building «Torre Velasca» in Milan, Italy. Designed by architectural partnership «BBPR» and built in the 1950s. Picture: Alamy
