Yesterday's Doofus Of The Day award went to a proposed stadium in Qatar that looks like an unmentionable portion of a woman's anatomy. Well, it turns out that's not the only anatomically reminiscent architecture out there. Slate points out the existence of a neighborhood in England, and a church in Illinois, that both resemble a rather familiar shape from the air.
From street level, you probably wouldn't give either of them a passing glans . . .
Peter
Heh, yep the things one sees from a 'different' perspective! ;-D
ReplyDeleteThere's a building complex at the Naval Amphibious Base in San Diego that forms a near-perfect swastika when seen from above.
ReplyDeletePeter
Architectural drawings would have shown the view from above. I can only surmise that, especially in the case of the church, the designers had a rather *bent* sense of humor.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget 'the Gerhkin" in London
ReplyDeletehttp://www.venuesofdistinction.com/system/image/image/132/large/London_Skyline_2_cropped.jpg
When it was originally built the owners (a Swiss company) didn't like the nickname that got hung on it. That is until they realized that a large part of their UK staff were calling it 'the Dildo'
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or check out the address 2600 Lee Rd, Winter Park, FL 32789
ReplyDeleteyep... 2 boobs... appropriate for the strip joint known as the 'booby trap', which has been there since the mid 70's...
Google street view has For Lease signs out front of what the other signage identifies as Club Harem. Don't know what that says about the "adult entertainment" available at this particular establishment...
ReplyDeleteI saw what you did there...
ReplyDeleteRuss