Most Dangerous Houses In The World
Lichtenstein Castle, Germany Lichtenstein Castle is not famous outside of Germany but in baden Guttenberg it’s known as the fairytale castle. The castle is actually a hunting lodge built on the ruins of a former castle and the current structure was completed in 1842.
Takasugi-An, Japan The Japanese certainly have a pension for out-of-this-world treetop architecture and this incredible Takasugi Yan teahouse is no exception designed by architect Eero Nobu fujimori. The tree bound tea house stands precariously perched upon the trunks of two Timbers erected on a plot of family land in Chino Nagano Prefecture.
Sutyagin House, Russia The infamous sutyagin residence is a 13th story structure built by a notorious mobster and his family over the course of 12 years. Dominating the skyline of Arkhangelsk a city in Russia’s Far Northwest, it’s believed to be the world’s tallest wooden house soaring to reach a hundred and forty-four feet about half the size of the Tower of Big Ben.
Meteora Monasteries, Greece Above a meteora landscape in the central region of Greece 60 monks and nuns live in fabled monasteries perched on the edge of sandstone peaks, in centuries past their place of worship brought them solitude and protection from unwanted trespassers.
Hanging Temple, China This series of suspended monasteries usually elicits a gasp from visitors perched at death-defying Heights the structures were first built in 491 ad and have survived for many centuries since then clinging to a crag of Hengshan mountain.
Cliff House, San Francisco San Francisco residents mostly recognized the Cliff House as a premiere spot for fine dining and amazing views. A restaurant has perched on this cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean since 1860.
Castellfollit De La Roca, Spain Castellfollit De La Roca looks like a town that was once a normal shape and by some incredible force stretched out over a kilometer long basalt formation, houses are pushed precariously close to the edge of a 160 foot drop-off and wind along the cliff looking over the countryside and rivers that flank the town below, inhabited for over a thousand years.
Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River Just off highway 401 in Ontario Canada a rugged wilderness area carved by receding glaciers more than 12,000 years ago marks the international border between the United States and Canada, exactly 1846 of them poke above the surface of the st. Lawrence River making an incredibly unique landscape for travelers wandering off Canada’s well-trod tourist path..
Chemosphere, Los Angeles The chemists fear is a modernist house in Los Angeles California designed by John Lautner in 1960. The building which the Encyclopedia Britannica once called the most modern home built in the world, is admired both for the ingenuity of its solution to the problem of the site and for its unique octagonal design when John Lautner was given the sight in 1960 there were two common methods for building houses on the difficult sloped land.
Shadowcliff, Lake Michigan A horizontal porthole cut into the floor looks straight down not for the faint of heart this glass viewing area offers a stunning panorama of the surrounding Great Lakes region. The home is valued at well over two million dollars due to its singular view and its historical status.