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This Gigantic Skyscraper Is the World’s Tallest Abandoned Building
Originally designed to be the centerpiece of a luxurious real-estate project🏦 , Goldin Finance 117, aka China 117 Tower, is famous for being the world’s tallest unfinished and unoccupied building. #China #architecture #GoldinFinance #odditycentral
the world's largest straight road passes a desert for miles without a single bend
The World’s Longest Straight Road Pierces a Desert for 149 Miles without a Single Bend
Originally built as a private road for King Fahd, a 149-mile-long stretch of highway 🛣️ connecting two towns in Saudi Arabia holds the title of the world’s longest straight road. #longestroad #straightroad #Guinness #SaudiArabia #odditycentral
an image of a river surrounded by trees and buildings
Ox Horn – Huawei’s Newest R&D Complex in China Looks Bizarrely European
If someone were to be teleported in the middle of Ox Horn and made to guess where they were, China would probably be at the bottom of their answer list. #China #OxHorn #Asia #Huawei #architecture #Shanghai #odditycentral
an advertisement for the world's narrowest house was built out of sprite
The World’s Narrowest House Was Built Out of Spite
Casa du Currivu, aka ‘House of Spite’, is a bizarre-looking house 🏠 in Petralia Sottana, Sicily, that holds the unofficial title of ‘world’s narrowest house’. #CasaDuCurrivu #HouseOfSpite #Italy #travel #architecture #oddities #odditycentral
an advertisement for a luxury jet airliner in front of the ocean with text overlaying it
Russian Developer Transforms Boeing 737 Jet into a Stunning Luxury Villa
Located atop a cliff ⛰️ on the island 🏝️ of Bali, 150 meters above sea level, the stunning Private Jet Villa is probably the world’s most beautifully converted Boeing 737 jet ✈️ . #cool #architecture #privatejetvilla #Bali #amazingplaces #odditycentral
an aerial view of a castle with a crane in the background and text overlay
Stobnica Castle – Poland’s Controversial Modern-Day Medieval Castle
Western Poland’s Notecka Forest is home to one of the country’s most controversial buildings, a medieval-style complex known as Stobnica Castle. #architecture #Poland #StobnicaCastle #castles #controversy #travel #odditycentral
a large white building next to a body of water
Guiyang White House – China’s Largest And Most Mysterious Mansion?
The so-called ‘Guyiang White House’ is a gigantic structure located in the Huaguoyuan Wetland Park area of Guiyang City, in China’s Guizhou Province. It has gone viral as China’s largest 🏡 mansion #China #architecture #GuyiangWhiteHouse #odditycentral
an aerial view of a train station with buildings in the background and text above it
Chinese Engineers Once Moved a 30,000-Tonne Bus Terminal with Hundreds of Hydraulic Jacks
Chinese 👷 engineers once set a Guinness World Record After Rotating a 30,000-tonne 🚌 bus terminal in Xiamen 288 meters by using hundreds of hydraulic jacks and rolling tracks. #China #interesting #engineering #architecture #impressive #odditycentral
the world's largest shiplift is an impressive focal point of engineering
The World’s Largest Shiplift Is an Impressive Feat of Engineering
China's Goupitan shiplift is the largest shiplift in the world. It can lift 🚢 ships with a displacement of up to 500 tons to a height of 199 m (653 ft). #amazingplaces #China #shiplift #Goupitan #infrastructure #interesting #odditycentral
an aerial view of the world's largest shopping mall
Iran Mall – The World’s Largest Shopping Mall
The shopping mall is considered a symbol of American consumerism and the US is indeed home to over 100,000 shopping malls, but the title of world’s biggest shopping mall actually belongs to one of America’s biggest rivals, Iran. #architecture #IranMall #shoppingmall #Iran #travel
an aerial view of many houses with trees in the background and text that reads china's early luxury ghost village is full of abandoned mansions
China’s Eerie Luxury Ghost Village Is Full of Abandoned Mansions
In the foothills of Shenyang in northeastern China, lies the mysterious State Guest Mansions project, a real-estate complex of more than 250 luxury mansions, all of which are abandoned. #architecture #realestate #China #ghosttown #odditycentral
a large white building with a clock on it's side and the words dresden's massive mosque museum - a story
Dresden’s Massive Tobacco Mosque – A Story of Deception
Featuring oriental architectural elements of mosques🕌 and the famous Alhambra Palace of Granada, the Yenidze tobacco factory has been deceiving Dresden tourists for over a century. #travel #Germany #architecture #Yenidze #landmarks #odditycentral
there is an advertisement for some kind of storage facility on the side of a road
These Grain Silos Are Actually a Cozy Steel Home in the Middle of Nowhere
Most people would call you crazy for even considering spending over one and a half million dollars on four steel grain silos in Odessa, Washington, but these are not your average grain bins. 🤩 🏠 #architecture #housing #uniquehouses #odditycentral
the colossi apartment building is home to around 2000 people
This Colossal Apartment Building Is Home to Around 20,000 People
Located in Hangzhou’s central business district, the S-shaped Regent International is famous for having a number of inhabitants comparable to a small town, around 20,000 people. #China #architecture #livingspace #uniquebuildings #odditycentral
an aerial view of a busy city with lots of traffic
Famous Apartment Building Is Located in the Middle of a Busy Overpass
The story of ‘Number 28 on Yongxing Jie’ can be traced back to the year 2008, when a number of buildings in Guangzhou were scheduled for demolition in order to make room for a new road... #China #infrastructure #nailhouse #architecture #odditycentral