{"id":884,"date":"2016-07-14T09:56:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T09:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/blog\/?p=884"},"modified":"2018-09-10T16:14:57","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T15:14:57","slug":"5-top-weirdest-buildings-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/5-top-weirdest-buildings-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Top Weirdest Buildings in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve seen skyscrapers on Lagos Island<\/strong> and felt so overwhelmed, then, I wonder how you will feel when you discover the following top five weirdest buildings in the world<\/strong>. They are\u00a0in pictures and text description. Stay informed!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Habitat<\/p>\n

Habitat 67<\/strong>, or simply Habitat, is a model community and housing complex in <\/span>Montreal<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Canada<\/span><\/a>, designed by <\/span>Israeli<\/span><\/a>\/<\/span>Canadian<\/span><\/a> architect <\/span>Moshe Safdie<\/span><\/a>. It was originally conceived as his master’s thesis in architecture at <\/span>McGill University<\/span><\/a> and then built as a pavilion for <\/span>Expo 67<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>World’s Fair<\/span><\/a> held from April to October 1967. Habitat 67 is widely considered an architectural <\/span>landmark<\/span><\/a> and one of the most recognizable and significant buildings in both Montreal and Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cubic Houses, Rotterdam, Netherlands<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Cubic<\/p>\n

Cube houses<\/strong> are a set of innovative houses built in <\/span>Rotterdam<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Helmond<\/span><\/a> in the <\/span>Netherlands<\/span><\/a>, designed by architect <\/span>Piet Blom<\/span><\/a> and based on the concept of “living as an urban roof”: high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level. Blom tilted the <\/span>cube<\/span><\/a> of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a <\/span>hexagon<\/span><\/a>-shaped <\/span>pylon<\/span><\/a>. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stone House, Portugal<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Stone<\/p>\n

Casa do Penedo<\/strong>, also known as Stone Castle or a Stone House, is an architectural monument located between <\/span>Celorico de Basto<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Fafe<\/span><\/a>, in northern Portugal. Casa do Penedo is translated in English as House of the Rock. It received its name because it was built from four large boulders that serve as the foundation, walls and ceiling of the house. Its construction began in 1972 and lasted about two years until its completion in 1974.<\/span><\/p>\n

The engineer who built the Casa do Penedo was from <\/span>Guimar\u00e3es<\/span><\/a>. The residence was initially used by the owners as a holiday destination. Today, Casa de Penedo is a small museum of relics and photographs from Penedo\u2019s history.<\/span><\/p>\n

The building is located near a wind electricity farm, although there is no electricity inside the house itself. Due to its unusual design and integration into the surrounding nature, the building has become a growing tourist attraction<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dancing Building, Czech Republic<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Dancing_House_Czech_Republic\"<\/p>\n

The Dancing House or Fred and <\/strong>Ginger is the nickname given to the building in <\/span>Prague<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Czech Republic<\/span><\/a>. It was designed by the Czech architect <\/span>Vlado Miluni\u0107<\/span><\/a> on a vacant riverfront plot. The building was designed in 1992 and completed in 1996.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cDancing House\u201d is set on a property of great historical significance. Its site was the location of a house destroyed by the U.S.<\/span>bombing of Prague<\/span><\/a> in 1945. The \u201cdancing\u201d shape is supported by 99 concrete panels, each a different shape and dimension. On the top of the building is a large twisted structure of metal nicknamed Medusa. The general shape of the building is now featured on a gold 2,000 <\/span>Czech koruna<\/span><\/a> coin issued by the <\/span>Czech National Bank<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

La Pedrera, Spain<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"La<\/p>\n

Casa Mil\u00e0<\/strong> popularly known as La Pedrera<\/strong> meaning the ‘The Quarry’ is a <\/span>modernist<\/span><\/a> building in <\/span>Barcelona<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Catalonia<\/span><\/a>, Spain. It was the last civil work designed by architect <\/span>Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/span><\/a>, and was built from 1906 to 1912.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was controversial because of the undulating stone facade and twisting <\/span>wrought iron<\/span><\/a> balconies and windows designed by <\/span>Josep Maria Jujol<\/span><\/a>. Structural innovations include a self-supporting stone front and columns, and floors free of load bearing walls. Also innovative is the underground garage.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1984 it was declared a <\/span>World Heritage Site<\/span><\/a> by <\/span>UNESCO<\/span><\/a>. Currently, it is the headquarters of the <\/span>Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation<\/span><\/a>, which manages the exhibitions, activities and public visits at Casa Mila.<\/span><\/p>\n

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