A selection of creepy buildings and monuments (18 photos)

Buildings and monuments often evoke feelings of fear and anxiety in people. This can happen for various reasons: due to their size, color schemes, shapes of individual elements or contrast with the environment. Sometimes such structures become scary by accident - for example, when they look especially menacing at a certain time of day or from a certain angle. Let's take a look at a selection of creepy buildings and monuments.

The huge statue of Gargantua in an amusement park near Paris looked creepy both in its normal state and when it was demolished in 1995







The huge statue of Gargantua in an amusement park near Paris looked creepy both in its normal state and when it was demolished in 1995

Baker Hotel, abandoned since 1972, in Mineral Wells, USA





It is currently undergoing renovation work and is scheduled to reopen in 2026.

Immense skyscrapers from Hong Kong



Nice photo of Cologne Cathedral



The oldest surviving house in France. Built in 1478



Chaoyang Park Plaza complex in Beijing



Closed nightclub in the Japanese city of Sapporo



Bank of America Center skyscraper in Houston



The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is, of course, a majestic structure...But the similarity of its details with the anatomy of a living creature can cause some discomfort.



Oh, this church in Columbus, America



Abandoned radar station "Duga"



One day, the Willis Tower skyscraper in Chicago was without power...



Valmiera Bridge, Latvia



View of the Commerzbank Tower skyscraper in Frankfurt am Main, Germany



Hotel in Dzerzhinsk



Sculpture "Knife Angel" in the UK



A national monument against violence and aggression, created from 100 thousand knives. Height - more than 8 meters.

Semi-abandoned shipyard, Gdansk, Poland