Architectural Oddities in Germany

A stone from Africa's tallest peak is immortalized in a Potsdam palace—but is it actually the mountaintop?

After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.

A massive playground in the woods of Germany.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

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

A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.

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

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

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