Ugliest buildings around the world

May162024 Credit: Daily sabah

Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea

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Elephant Building, Bangkok, Thailand

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Kunsthaus Graz, Graz, Austria

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Markthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands

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National Library of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo

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CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, China

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Torre Velasca, Milan, Italy

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Torre Velasca, Milan, Italy

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