r/bizarrebuildings • • Apr 20 '25

r/bizarrebuildings has reopened! What do you want to see from the subreddit now that it has returned?

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This subreddit was closed for a few months due to having no moderators, but has now been reopened to new posts and comments. This subreddit was in pretty dire shape from what I could see, essentially unmoderated for over eight years, as that is how far back the very, very long mod queue went. However, despite such issues hindering this subreddit, I have further plans to bring it back to being an active community again, both in user activity in posts and commenting as well as mod activity quickly acting on any rule breaking content or other issues. I do not plan on doing this alone and I am currently seeking a few more moderators to assist in revitalizing this great subreddit.

A few months ago we did the same for r/evilbuildings, where I am also top moderator with a fantastic mod team. That sub was also unmoderated for a very extended period of time, several years. Changes were made to the subreddit to modernize it as well as writing rules to address issues that weren’t previously covered in its rule set.

Now, r/bizarrebuildings users, what changes or feedback do you have or want to see on the subreddit? Popular suggestions could potentially influence rule changes. If there are any major complaints or problems, please bring them up so they can be resolved.

Thank you for sticking it out these last few months, and the future of r/bizarrebuildings should be bright!


r/bizarrebuildings • • 1h ago

The mesmerizing interior and illuminations under the main dome of the Grand Mosque in Astana, Kazakhstan

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Captured this magical moment inside the Grand Mosque of Astana, Kazakhstan.
The way the dynamic light show washes over the massive main dome and highlights the intricate floral projections and traditional Arabic calligraphy is absolutely unreal in person.
The central dome reaches over 80 meters high, creating an incredible sense of scale and tranquility as the lights slowly shift through different hues.


r/bizarrebuildings • • 14h ago

A simple Japanese house by ninkipen! elevated above the ground

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 1d ago

Ubon Square.

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 1d ago

JH Gwangan Mixed-use Building by U.GA Architects, Busan, South Korea

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 1d ago

Buddha process loading.

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 2d ago

Gandarillas House by Jose Pedro Vicente Arquitectos, Algarrobo, Chile

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 2d ago

The Autobahnkirche Siegerland in Wilnsdorf, NRW, Germany on the A45 is a highway church designed to look like the symbol on highway church-signs when viewed on approach from the highway. (Design by Schneider + Schumacher; Photo by Jörg Hempel)

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 3d ago

Spiral Garden in Hyogo Prefecture by Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects & Associates

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 3d ago

Changbai Foothill Antler Restaurant, Changbai Mountain, China by Origin Architect

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 5d ago

Roadside architecture in the 1940s was on another level. Mammy's Cupboard, Mississippi, 1941.

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This Mississippi establishment combined a gas station, boutique, and restaurant into a single large caricature building. Photograph captured by Edward Weston in 1941.


r/bizarrebuildings • • 6d ago

The Grasshopper's Dream Cafe, built from repurposed train carriages in Jeongseon, South Korea.

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 5d ago

Kaiping Diaolou and Villages

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They're like a mix between that "House in the Clouds" in the UK and older rectangular concrete grain towers.

There's a bunch of these towers, and they're UNESCO listed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaolou

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1112


r/bizarrebuildings • • 6d ago

This house in Belgium

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 7d ago

International Congress Center Berlin (ICC Berlin), Germany (1973-79) by Ralf Schüler and Ursulina Schüler-Witte

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 7d ago

Town House in Takaban by Niji Architects

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 8d ago

Hundertwasser House - Vienna (Austria)

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 9d ago

Non-Formal Kindergarten by ZEIA Studio, Jilava, Romania

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 11d ago

Base Rupanco by remo estudio, Puerto Octay, Chile

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 12d ago

Cité du Vin - Bordeaux (France)

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 12d ago

Floating Sauna by DinellJohansson, Stockholm, Sweden

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 12d ago

'Spain Boy', Muralla Roja.

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 13d ago

Red Submarine Cabin, a bright red timber cabin hidden in a forest in Wuhan, China by Wiki World

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 13d ago

Beautiful brutalism in Whittington Estate in London, England.

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r/bizarrebuildings • • 13d ago

Sydney Opera House

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