Architectural Oddities in Germany

Discover 65 architectural oddities in Germany.

Neisse bridge remnants viewed from the Polish side

Remnants of the Neisse Bridge

This elaborate stone bridge over the Neisse river has sat in pieces since 1945.

Atomei (Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz I) in 2012

Garching bei München, Germany

Atomei

This "Atomic Egg" appears on the city of Garching's coat of arms.

Herz-Jesu-Kirche

Munich, Germany

Herz-Jesu-Kirche

On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.

Munich, Germany

Pinakothek der Moderne Futuro House

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

Bockenheimer Warte subway entrance.

Frankfurt, Germany

Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station Entrance

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

The mosque-shaped factory.

Dresden, Germany

Yenidze

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

The church's historical stained glass window.

Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Medieval Choir Windows

This unique medieval artwork featuring the story of the Antichrist remained lost for decades.

Zweibrücken R2-D2 Observatory.

Zweibrücken, Germany

Zweibrücken R2-D2

A university observatory dome painted like the beloved "Star Wars" robot.

The Upside-Down House in Trassenheide.

Trassenheide, Germany

Upside-Down House of Trassenheide

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

Brusttuch House

Goslar, Germany

Brusttuch House

A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.

Visitors stand on a 130-foot-high spiral tower.

Treetop Tower of Rügen

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

Broken Glass Villa.

Passau, Germany

Broken Glass Villa

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

Obscuring the "New" castle behind.

Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Bensberg Old Castle

This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.

The Roman gravestone mounted in the wall of the church.

Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany

Roman Gravestone

A carved grave marker from the 2nd century is mounted in the alcove wall of this Bavarian church.

Ohrdruf, Germany

The Living Fence

Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.

The Platanenkuben.

Nagold, Germany

Platanenkubus

A German town is growing a building out of trees.