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Many things shape the face of a city: buildings, bridges, parks, sculptures... even benches! That's right, this simple form of public furniture can also add more emotion to a particular site.

Bored Panda created this list of unusual bench designs to illustrate that creativity can transform busy streets into cozy communal living rooms. Whether you're grabbing a quick lunch, or waiting for your date, these benches will definitely brighten your day!

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#1

Park In Vöcklabruck, Austria

Park In Vöcklabruck, Austria

Roland Barthofer Report

Final score:
357points
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#2

Bench In Kiev, Ukraine

Bench In Kiev, Ukraine

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Final score:
263points
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#3

Paprocany Lake Shore Redevelopment

Paprocany Lake Shore Redevelopment

Tomasz Zakrzewski Report

Final score:
261points
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#4

Rotating Bench Keeps The Seat Dry After Rain

Rotating Bench Keeps The Seat Dry After Rain

Yanko design Report

Final score:
261points
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#5

The Blue Carpet In Newcastle, England

The Blue Carpet In Newcastle, England

Anton Deque , Steve Report

Final score:
257points
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#6

Creative Park Bench, Massachusetts

Creative Park Bench, Massachusetts

Sheila Kennedy Report

Final score:
251points
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#7

Bench By Alleswirdgut Architektur, Luxembourg

Bench By Alleswirdgut Architektur, Luxembourg

AllesWirdGut Architektur Report

Final score:
228points
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#8

Whale Tail Bench

Whale Tail Bench

santa barbarian Report

Final score:
225points
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#9

Typewriter Bench

Typewriter Bench

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Final score:
225points
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#10

Bench Out Of Pencils In Kiev, Ukraine

Bench Out Of Pencils In Kiev, Ukraine

Sveta BSveta Report

Final score:
216points
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#11

Off-ground, Copenhagen, Denmark

Off-ground, Copenhagen, Denmark

http://cargocollective.com/ Report

Final score:
195points
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#12

The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe Book Bench, London

The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe Book Bench, London

hiddeninabook Report

Final score:
193points
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#13

Custom Curve Seats, Cadigal Green, University Of Sydney, Australia

Custom Curve Seats, Cadigal Green, University Of Sydney, Australia

Taylor Cullity Lethlean Report

Final score:
183points
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#14

Seats In The Shape Of A Tulip By Tulpi Design

Seats In The Shape Of A Tulip By Tulpi Design

TulpiDesign Report

Final score:
177points
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#15

Musical Bench

Musical Bench

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Final score:
167points
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#16

El Poeta Bench By Alfredo Häberli

El Poeta Bench By Alfredo Häberli

bdbarcelona.com Report

Final score:
132points
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#17

Bus Stop Bench

Bus Stop Bench

escapekit.ca Report

Final score:
117points
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#18

Swinging Bench By Neulhae Cho

Swinging Bench By Neulhae Cho

Neulhae Cho Report

Final score:
103points
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#19

888 Brannan Office Building In San Francisco

888 Brannan Office Building In San Francisco

Joe Fletcher Report

Final score:
100points
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#20

Creative Bench

Creative Bench

multipanel.com Report

Final score:
100points
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#21

Kansas City Public Library Stairs

Kansas City Public Library Stairs

John Report

Final score:
96points
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#22

Soft Bench By Lucile Soufflet

Soft Bench By Lucile Soufflet

Lucile Soufflet Report

Final score:
95points
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#23

Glassconcrete Bench By Zoltan Bencze & Szovetseg'39, Pecs, Hungary

Glassconcrete Bench By Zoltan Bencze & Szovetseg'39, Pecs, Hungary

ivankaconcrete.com Report

Final score:
95points
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#24

Lungo Mare Bench

Lungo Mare Bench

escofet.com Report

Final score:
86points
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#25

Double Doily, New York, Ny

Double Doily, New York, Ny

Jennifer Cecere Report

Final score:
85points
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#26

Book Bench In Paris

Book Bench In Paris

petit mouvement Report

Final score:
84points
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#27

Benches With Big Hats, Marseille, France

Benches With Big Hats, Marseille, France

Victor Vieillard Report

Final score:
82points
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#28

The State Of The Pulse At Rest, International Garden Show Hamburg

The State Of The Pulse At Rest, International Garden Show Hamburg

terramanus.de Report

Final score:
80points
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#29

Benches In Exhibition At The Sheldon Art Gallery in St. Louis, Missouri

Benches In Exhibition At The Sheldon Art Gallery in St. Louis, Missouri

Melissa Kaseman Report

Final score:
77points
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#30

Tree Bench Of Tree Bench, Seattle, Usa

Tree Bench Of Tree Bench, Seattle, Usa

Paul Sorey Report

Final score:
72points
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#31

Robot Bench In Enschede, Netherlands

Robot Bench In Enschede, Netherlands

Boris Tellegen aka Delta Report

Final score:
62points
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#32

Creative Benches In New York

Creative Benches In New York

Interboro Partners Report

Final score:
61points
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#33

Letter Bench, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, England

Letter Bench, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, England

boex.co.uk Report

Final score:
60points
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#34

Funny City Bench, Bangkok

Funny City Bench, Bangkok

AFP Report

Final score:
60points
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#35

Creative Bench

Creative Bench

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Final score:
57points
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#36

Bench On Acid

Bench On Acid

ForScale Report

Final score:
57points
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#37

Benches In Riva Promenade Of Croatian City Split

Benches In Riva Promenade Of Croatian City Split

3LHD Architects Report

Final score:
55points
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#38

Garabatos, Series Of Benches By Pablo Reinoso

Garabatos, Series Of Benches By Pablo Reinoso

Pablo Reinoso Report

Final score:
54points
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#39

Diy Urban Bench

Diy Urban Bench

radarq Report

Final score:
53points
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#40

Lightwave, A Sculptural Bench In Ithaca, NY

Lightwave, A Sculptural Bench In Ithaca, NY

After Architecture Report

Final score:
53points
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#41

Creative Public Bench

Creative Public Bench

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Final score:
51points
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#42

Circular Bench Bruxelles

Circular Bench Bruxelles

LUCILE SOUFFLET Report

Final score:
48points
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#43

The Wave In Chicago, IL

The Wave In Chicago, IL

dSPACE Studio Report

Final score:
47points
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#44

Buttmunches, San Francisco Ferry Plaza, CA

Buttmunches, San Francisco Ferry Plaza, CA

Lorna and Jill Watt Report

Final score:
45points
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#45

Sail Benches, Vercheres, Canada

Sail Benches, Vercheres, Canada

Les Ateliers Guyon Report

Final score:
45points
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#46

Mountain Inspired Benches

Mountain Inspired Benches

Elodie Stephan Report

Final score:
43points
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#47

The Tree Bench In The Netherlands

The Tree Bench In The Netherlands

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Final score:
42points
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#48

Modern Bamboo Bench In New York

Modern Bamboo Bench In New York

Elena Goray Report

Final score:
42points
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#49

Benches In Jean Baptiste Lebas Park, Lille, France

Benches In Jean Baptiste Lebas Park, Lille, France

west8 Report

Final score:
39points
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#50

Light Bench In Barcelona

Light Bench In Barcelona

july.arch91 Report

Final score:
39points
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#51

Space Inbetween By Worapong Manupipatpong

Space Inbetween By Worapong Manupipatpong

Worapong Manupipatpong Report

Final score:
38points
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#52

Swan Bench In Amsterdam

Swan Bench In Amsterdam

Chuck Holton Report

Final score:
37points
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#53

Social Bench

Social Bench

Jeppe Hein Report

Final score:
37points
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#54

Unire/Unite In Rome, Italy

Unire/Unite In Rome, Italy

Urban Movement Design Report

Final score:
36points
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#55

Bench Go Round, San Francisco

Bench Go Round, San Francisco

George Zisiadis Report

Final score:
35points
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#56

Swirling Bench

Swirling Bench

malikgallery.com Report

Final score:
34points
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#57

Nest Bench

Nest Bench

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Final score:
30points
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#58

Piano Bench In Andrassy Ave, Budapest

Piano Bench In Andrassy Ave, Budapest

Karen Bryan Report

Final score:
29points
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#59

Concrete Bench At New York Botanical Garden‎, Bronx

Concrete Bench At New York Botanical Garden‎, Bronx

Francis Jonckheere Report

Final score:
25points
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#60

Unique Public Bench

Unique Public Bench

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Final score:
25points
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#61

Sustainable Wooden Bench In United Kingdom

Sustainable Wooden Bench In United Kingdom

PHILIP KOOMEN Report

Final score:
24points
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#62

Onsite Benches By Sebastien Wierinck, Berlin, Germany And Paris, France

Onsite Benches By Sebastien Wierinck, Berlin, Germany And Paris, France

Frank Seehausen , Sebastien Normand Report

Final score:
24points
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#63

Claude Ponti Bench, Nantes, France

Claude Ponti Bench, Nantes, France

chouetteweekend.com Report

Final score:
23points
Olivier Coulon
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#64

Steora - Solar Smart Bench With Phone Charger And Internet

Steora - Solar Smart Bench With Phone Charger And Internet

steora.com Report

Final score:
23points
Petra Bertic
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#65

Flexible Seating By Izabela Bołoz, Gdynia, Poland

Flexible Seating By Izabela Bołoz, Gdynia, Poland

Izabela Bołoz Report

Final score:
22points
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#66

Bench In London

Bench In London

leonorejg Report

Final score:
22points
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#67

Portable Bench In London

Portable Bench In London

wmbstudio.co.uk Report

Final score:
20points
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#68

Montenegro - City Kotor

Montenegro - City Kotor

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Final score:
20points
Тодор Гогић
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#69

Walking Down The Street In Seoul - South Korea

Walking Down The Street In Seoul - South Korea

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Final score:
20points
Elise PLION
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#70

National Taiwan University Hospital Station,taipei,taiwan

National Taiwan University Hospital Station,taipei,taiwan

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Final score:
19points
Jennifer Chuu
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#71

The Wanderest - A Seat That Attaches To Existing Circular Or Octagonal Lamp Posts

The Wanderest - A Seat That Attaches To Existing Circular Or Octagonal Lamp Posts

Nichola Trudgen Report

Final score:
18points
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#72

Debrecen

Debrecen

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Final score:
18points
Ala Krysztofiak
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#73

X- Shaped Loungers In Times Square, Nyc

X- Shaped Loungers In Times Square, Nyc

inhabitat.com Report

Final score:
17points
Hunny_O
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#74

Water Bench Collects And Stores Rainwater

Water Bench Collects And Stores Rainwater

MARS Report

Final score:
16points
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#75

Bench Of Plates By Al_a

Bench Of Plates By Al_a

Established & Sons Report

Final score:
15points
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#76

Creative Wood Benches

Creative Wood Benches

Adler & Olesch Report

Final score:
13points
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#77

Klaipeda

Klaipeda

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Final score:
13points
Dziugas Lukosevicius
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#78

Beer Bottle Bench, Qingdao, China

Beer Bottle Bench, Qingdao, China

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Final score:
11points
Felicity Jane
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#79

Salt Lake City, Utah Bench Created By Richard Johnston

Salt Lake City, Utah Bench Created By Richard Johnston

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Final score:
11points
Andi
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#80

Modified Social Benches In Ny

Modified Social Benches In Ny

Jeppe Hein Report

Final score:
9points
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#81

On A Lap - Amersfoort, The Netherlands (2003 Henk Visch)

On A Lap - Amersfoort, The Netherlands (2003 Henk Visch)

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Final score:
9points
Lonneke de Goey
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#82

London Bench

London Bench

Alan Stanton Report

Final score:
5points
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#83

Red Rock Bench, Calgary Canada

Red Rock Bench, Calgary Canada

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Final score:
5points
Richard White
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#84

Love Bench, Moldova Chisinau

Love Bench, Moldova Chisinau

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Final score:
4points
Dumi Maros
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#85

Bicycle Bench - Dublin (ireland)

Bicycle Bench - Dublin (ireland)

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Final score:
4points
Adam Dedecker
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#86

Shark Girl Bench, Canalside, New York

Shark Girl Bench, Canalside, New York

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Final score:
3points
Nicole
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#87

The Sitting Stone, Šiauliai, Lithuania

The Sitting Stone, Šiauliai, Lithuania

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Final score:
3points
Aapo Ilves
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#88

"V" Shaped Bench In Belgium

"V" Shaped Bench In Belgium

beaufort04 Report

Final score:
2points
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#89

Cool Bench In Salt Lake City, Usa By The Artist Richard Johnston

Cool Bench In Salt Lake City, Usa By The Artist Richard Johnston

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Final score:
0points
Andi
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#90

Corniche Beach, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Corniche Beach, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Final score:
0points
Lynne Powell Assa
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#91

Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Final score:
-1point
Lynne Powell Assa
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