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Landmark Theater, Devon, UK - These buildings are very controversial. They are locally referred to as Madonna's Bra, due to their conical shape.

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Basket Building, Newark, USA - This giant basket belongs to Longaberger Company, a factory that manufactures and distributes handcrafted wooden baskets (if you couldn't tell).

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Aldar HQ, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - This peculiar structure was the first of its kind to be built in the Middle East.

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First World Hotel and Plaza, Pahang, Malaysia - This hotel has more than 6,000 rooms and is the perfect example of how color can ruin a building.

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Mirador Building, Madrid, Spain - This bizarre construction was intended to look different than typical buildings.

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Hotel Ryugyong, Pyongyang, North Korea - A 105-story skyscraper in the shape of a weird pyramid.

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Bolwoningen Complex, Den Bosch, Holland - These bubble-shaped houses were an experimental creation in the city of Den Bosch.

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Petrobras Headquarters, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Petrobras is a multinational oil company. The building looks like a game of Tetris or Jenga.

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National Library of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus - This building, located in the country's capital, is in the shape of a rhombicuboctahedron.

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National Library of Kosovo, Pristina - This building looks like an pile of boxes.

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City Hall, Boston, United States - The building is often criticized for its design.

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Harold Washington Library, Chicago, USA - Loved by some and hated by others, this building boasts a neoclassical style and iron and glass details.

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Agbar Tower, Barcelona, Spain - This 38-story building was inspired by a geyser.

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Žižkov Television Tower, Prague, Czech Republic - Generally, Prague has fantastic architecture, but this tower is the exception. It has giant sculptures of babies crawling up the sides.

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Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France - Many say that this building looks like it is still under construction. It houses a public library and museum of modern art.

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Russian Embassy, Havana, Cuba - The building, constructed in 1987, looks like a syringe. Some claim that it is the ugliest embassy in the world.

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Elephant Building, Bang Kok, Thailand - One of the most iconic buildings in the city due to its elephant shape, it has 32 floors and was completed in 1997.

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Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia - Within this hideous mixed-use development, you can find museums, theaters, movie theaters, and restaurants.

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Selfridges Building, Birmingham, UK - This high-end department store is iconic but divides opinion. It was completed in 2003.

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Aoyama Technical College, Tokyo, Japan - The post-modern design makes it look like a robot.

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China Central Television Headquarters, Beijing - This 44-story building looks like a crouched man.

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Experience Music Project Museum, Seattle, USA -

Designed by architect Frank Gehry, it is not a hit with locals.

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