Are you an evil supervillain? Are you looking for a new lair? Then check out this list of diabolical-looking buildings for some seriously sinister inspiration. They might look like dodgy dens from a James Bond movie, but they’re actually a bunch of awesomely creative, non-nefarious structures from around the world. Compiled by Bored Panda, and greatly inspired by /r/evilbuildings, the list contains everything from a dancing house in Prague and a train station in Lyon to a congress centre in Hangzhou and a research institute in Berlin. You’re sure to find some great design ideas, even if you’re not a scheming supervillain. Don’t forget to vote for the best!
#1 Buzludzha, Bulgaria
Image source: Nikon Morris, KamrenB Photography
#2 Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, USA
Image source: James Losey
#3 Mahanakhon Tower, Bangkok, Thailand
Image source: Jackrit Singhanutta
#4 Polygone Riviera, France
Image source: polygone-riviera.fr, dominique andré
#5 Riverside Museum, Glasgow, UK
Image source: Targn Pleiades
#6 Catholic Church, Paks, Hungary
Image source: Sitkei Gábor
#7 Former Research Institute For Experimental Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Image source: Barrie Leach
#8 Bahnhof Office Built Into A Former Anti-Atomic Shelter, Stockholm, Sweden
Image source: Albert France-Lanord (A)rchitects
#9 Maison St Cyr, Brussels, Belgium
Image source: Andrew Peter Martin, Philippe GHESQUIERE-DIERICKX
#10 Fort Alexander (Plague Fort), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Image source: flappytowel
#11 Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Image source: commons.wikimedia.org
#12 Dc Tower I, Vienna, Austria
Image source: imgur.com
#13 The National Library Of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Image source: acornsoftware, ctv
#14 Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland
Image source: Daniel Williams
#15 The Maze Tower, Dubai, UAE
Image source: citymetric.com
#16 Expiatori Del Sagrat Cor, Mount Tibidabo, Barcelona, Spain
Image source: amoschapplephoto, Adrián Pino
#17 Temppeliaukion Church, Helsinki, Finland
Image source: kosmologi, Jorge Láscar
#18 Oakley Headquarters, Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest, USA
Image source: Ed McGowan
#19 Basque Health Department Headquarters In Bilbao, Spain
Image source: ALEIX BAGUÉ
#20 Aiguille Du Midi, French Alps
Image source: Frank Mulliez, Nick Chamnong
#21 Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Image source: AndersenFC, Aziz J.Hayat
#22 Ostankino Broadcast Tower, Moscow, Russia
Image source: Denis Murin
#23 Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea
Image source: Roman Harak
#24 Taipei 101 Observatory, Taipei City, Taiwan
Image source: PC_Junkie
#25 Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo, Japan
Image source: Sandro Bisaro, wakiiii
#26 Wedding Palace, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Image source: Dan Lundberg
#27 Pacific Design Center, Red Building, Hollywood, California, USA
Image source: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Jon Viscott
#28 The Bank Of America Center, Houston, USA
Image source: Mabry Campbell Follow
#29 Al Tijaria Tower, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Image source: usabin
#30 Cologne Central Mosque, Cologne, Germany
Image source: chanelmuslim.com
#31 Stamp House, Queensland, Australia
Image source: Charles Wright Architects, greenbuild
#32 Space Museum, Vancouver, Canada
Image source: Janusz Leszczynski
#33 Chongqing Art Museum, Chongqing Shi, China
Image source: Thomas
#34 Omv Borealis Refinery, On The German/Austrian Frontier
Image source: Ian Allen
#35 Science And Technology Centre, Pyongyang, North Korea
Image source: Reuters
#36 Kafka Castle, Sant Pere De Ribes, Barcelona, Spain
Image source: archdaily
#37 Svalbard Global Seed Vault (Seed Bank), Spitsbergen, Norway
Image source: Global Crop Diversity Trust
#38 Ilinden, Krushevo, Macedonia
Image source: jan kempenaers, Flyfifer Photography
#39 The United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, USA
Image source: Dave Soldano
#40 At&t Building, Nashville, Tennessee, Usa
Image source: imgur
#41 The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Image source: Carlos Vieira Follow, Fani Torres
#42 Selfridges Department Store, Birmingham, England
Image source: devonvisitor, Darrell Godliman
#43 Jimbocho Theater, Tokyo, Japan
Image source: Nikken Sekkei
#44 Mcdonald’s, Roswell, New Mexico, USA
Image source: imgur
#45 Graz Art Museum, Graz, Austria
Image source: Teillu, Reinhold Divitschek
#46 Geisel Library, La Jolla, California, USA
Image source: O Palsson
#47 Reiyukai Shakaden Temple, Tokyo, Japan
Image source: L. Felipe Castro, Berni Andrew
#48 College Life Insurance Company Headquarters, Indianapolis, USA
Image source: Jimmy Baikovicius
#49 Rio De Janeiro Cathedral, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Image source: Cyro A. Silva, PROMaria_Globetrotter
#50 Church Of St. Giovanni Bono, Milan, Italy
Image source: Il Conte Photography
#51 Atomium, Brussels, Belgium
Image source: Andrei Robu – RoSonic.photos, Sven Scho
#52 Kingdom Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Image source: omrania.com
#53 Lyon Airport Train Station, Lyon, France
Image source: Vasily Baburov
#54 Beekman Tower, New York City, USA
Image source: José Rodrigues, Shabdro Photo
#55 Sunrise Kempinski Hotel, Beijing, China
Image source: worldarchitecture, Candy Shirey
#56 Italian Fire Station, Margreid, Italy
Image source: Bergmeister Wolf Architekten
#57 Cathedral Of The Northern Lights, Alta, Norway
Image source: Adam Mørk
#58 The Queen Sofía Palace Of The Arts, Valencia, Spain
Image source: Niklas Bayrle
#59 Museum Of Modern Art, Niterói, Brazil
Image source: Sam.Seyffert
#60 Brattvåg Church, Norway
Image source: pianobutter
#61 Sathorn Unique Tower, Bangkok, Thailand
Image source: Benjamin Wießner aka kleiner hobbit, Earth-Bound Misfit, I
#62 Aluminium Centrum, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Image source: NO/me
#63 Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts, Kansas City, USA
Image source: Mike Day
#64 Hangzhou Congress Center, China
Image source: Peter Ruge Architekten
#65 Huzhou Hot Spring Resort, Huzhou, China
Image source: cestovani.idnes
#66 F&F Tower, Panama City, Panama
Image source: Mariordo
#67 King Abdulaziz Center For World Culture, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Image source: lordk2022
#68 Parc Du Futuroscope, Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France
Image source: Laurie Dupuis
#69 The Timmelsjoch Experience Pass Museum, Brenner Pass, Italy
Image source: amusingplanet
#70 Lycée Sainte Marie-lyon, La Verpillière, France
Image source: Il Conte Photography
#71 Niagara Mohawk Building, Syracuse, New York, USA
Image source: Trevor, Brian Eden
#72 Fang Yuan Building, Shenyang, China
Image source: imgur
#73 South Australian Health And Medical Research Institute, Adelaide Sa, Australia
Image source: modlar
#74 The Palace Of Peace And Reconciliation, Astana, Kazakhstan
Image source: Eric Lafforgue
#75 United Tower, Bahrain
Image source: essenceofdilmunia.com
#76 Hangzhou International Conference Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
#77 Fermilab Wilson Hall, Batavia, Illinois, USA
Image source: Steve Krave
#78 Robarts Library, Toronto, Canada
Image source: Courtney, Will L
#79 The Kuwait Towers
Image source: Mohammad Al-Fedayli
#80 Gottfried Böhm Pilgrimage Church, Velbert, Germany
Image source: seier+seier, Marc Schneppensief
#81 The Cathedral Of Brasília Is The Roman Catholic Cathedral Serving Brasília, Brazil
Image source: PROSteve Evans
#82 Winter Cabin On Top Of Mount Kanin In Slovenia
Image source: Reddit__PI
#83 The Markel Building, Richmond, USA
Image source: Dean Jeffrey
#84 Intempo Building, Benidorm, Spain
Image source: Luis Rodriguez
#85 Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo International Exhibition Center, Tokyo, Japan
Image source: heiwa4126
#86 Tomorrow Square, Shanghai, China
Image source: Portman
#87 Johannesburg Grand Central Water Tower, Midrand, South Africa
Image source: artstreetecture
#88 The Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan
Image source: RedRhino999
#89 Messner Mountain Museum Corones, Italy
Image source: Infinita Highway, Daniel Neubauer
#90 Mushroom House, La Jolla, California
Image source: Zack Massey, Chimay Bleue
#91 Torre Velasca, Milan, Italy
Image source: highsnobiety.com
#92 Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers, Nagoya, Japan
Image source: paaawic, faizalml
#93 At&T Long Lines Building, New York, USA
Image source: Dhaluza, unknown
#94 Dusit Thani Hotel In Dubai, UAE
Image source: Nidal Naseralla, ljmz79
#95 City Place Tower In Dallas On A Foggy Night, Texas
Image source: AmbiguouslyPrecise
#96 Al Faisaliah Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Image source: Faisal Bin Zarah, Autism Speaks
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