Strange and Unusual

Oct. 27, 2007

The Toilet House

The toilet house was built by Sim Jae-duck, chairman of the organizing committee of the Inaugural General Assembly of the World Toilet Association. To mark the launch of the association's first general assembly in November, South Korean sanitation activists will be lifting the lid on a lavatory-shaped home south of ...

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Sept. 30, 2007

The Guitar House

The Guitar House is located in Fayetteville, Georgia and was built by country western singer and songwriter, Elivs Carden.  The picture below is an arial view of the home.

guitar-house

The completion of the Guitar House inspired his Album "Living In an Old Guitar".  Here is another older shot of ...

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Sept. 28, 2007

Unusual Architecture From Around the World

From incredibly cool to totally weird; a collection of unusual houses and buildings from around the World.

Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building

 

hundertwasser-building
Located in Darmstadt and built by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the famous Austrian architect and painter. The Hundertwasser house "Waldspirale" with 105 apartments, wraps around a landscaped courtyard with a running stream. More Details

The Basket Building ...

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Sept. 25, 2007

The Piano House

Built in Aun Hui Province, China to draw intrest to a redeveloped area.  The violin holds the escalator into the building.

piano-house

 

Photo obtained from weirdasianews.com and contains additional photos of the Piano House

 

Jan. 2, 2007

Famous New Jersey Firsts

I stubbled across a Famous Firsts webpage today which detailed quite a few things which happened first right here in New Jersey.  Here are a few featured firsts for your enjoyment :) 

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  • First Balloon Flight In America
    On January 9, 1973, Jean-Pierre Blanchard landed a balloon in Deptford carrying ...
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