Fantastic architecture
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Fantastic architecture is an architectural style featuring attention grabbing buildings. Such buildings can be considered as works of art, and are normally built purely for the amusement of its owner.
Fantastic architecture should not be confused with Novelty architecture
. While both styles have unusual, attention-grabbing designs, novelty architecture is meant to be an advertisement for the business inside, such as buildings with a giant donut on the roof
. Fantastic architecture, on the other hand, servers no other purpose than the personal amusement of its builder.
Fantastic architecture should not be confused with Novelty architecture
Novelty architecture
Novelty architecture is a type of architecture in which buildings and other structures are given unusual shapes as a novelty, such as advertising, notoriety as a landmark, or simple eccentricity of the owner or architect. Many examples of novelty architecture take the form of buildings that...
. While both styles have unusual, attention-grabbing designs, novelty architecture is meant to be an advertisement for the business inside, such as buildings with a giant donut on the roof
Randy's Donuts
Randy's Donuts is a landmark building in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles International Airport, in a style that dates to a period in the early 20th Century that saw a proliferation of programmatic architecture throughout Southern California. This style had its heyday from the mid 1920s to...
. Fantastic architecture, on the other hand, servers no other purpose than the personal amusement of its builder.
Examples of Fantastic-style structures
- Martin CastleMartin CastleThe Martin Castle, also known as Post Castle and Versailles Castle , is a castle in Kentucky, outside Lexington, near the Woodford County line, part of a 50-acre estate. Construction began in 1969 by its original owners, and has since changed hands undergoing a major renovation in 2004. As of 2010...
- Neuschwanstein Castle
- Sauer Buildings Historic DistrictSauer Buildings Historic DistrictSauer Buildings Historic District, located between 607–717 Center Avenue in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, consists of a group of buildings designed and built by Frederick C. Sauer from 1898 until his death in 1942...
by Frederick C. SauerFrederick C. SauerFrederick C. Sauer was a German-American architect, particularly in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, region of the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
, Aspinwall, Pennsylvania - Watts TowersWatts TowersThe Watts Towers or Towers of Simon Rodia in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, is a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 99 feet . The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato Rodia in his spare time over a period of...
by Simon RodiaSimon RodiaSabato "Simon" Rodia was an Italian-American architect. Rodia created the Watts Towers, one of the most famous landmarks in Los Angeles.-Biography:...
, Watts district of Los Angeles, California