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Beauty is subjective, beauty is in the eye of the beholder—most of us were taught to never judge a book by its cover. Or, more simply put, to not be superficial. However, scientists argue that aesthetic appreciation of beauty is hard-wired into our brains—we can't escape it. Subconsciously or consciously, we all like to look at beautiful creatures, be it an animal, or a building.

Therefore, some people that are more leaning towards traditional architecture are worried that the notion of beauty in buildings is fading away. As cities all over the world are experiencing globalization, the newly designed buildings can sometimes look awfully alike, even if they were built thousands of miles apart. We're all familiar with the glass boxes in the prestigious areas of cities, that, according to some, are lacking that certain kind of charm, or je ne sais quoi, that makes them unique in their own way. But before we get all judgy, we want to let you decide what you think of these building renovations. Bored Panda has made you a list of before and after pictures of some buildings around the world that were renovated in a way that didn't sit right with some people. Do they look good to you? Scroll down below to see them all and tell us your opinion!

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Nizumi
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now this one I know: It's one of the new mega-hospitals in Montreal. The church was going to be demolished completely. The architect kept some of it to work it into the design. You can find it on google maps. Same thing was done further up the same street (St. Denis) for one of the entrances to UQAM. I'm in total agreement with the comment about mirror buildings. All I see is hundreds of dead birds per building..... https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.51184,-73.5563959,3a,75y,189.01h,108.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHK4GfZFoRDNZUDOdIhW-cQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Jessica Nametz
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am guessing the tower of the church was declared a national landmark and that's why it's still there and they built the rest around. Big yuck...

Alyssa Fry
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This just made me look at the pic and think god what has time done to us??

Thomas B
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it eould look finde if the boottom was normal and that part was not removed

Ann Abdelzaher
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is a case of not being able to salvage the main church.. this happens sometimes where it just isn't structurally safe.

Viv Hart
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's the use of that steeple? I hate the way cities are becoming all glass & steel.

Mae Mosse
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least they saved the tower...I’m being very very generous to them

mermaidgirl960
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, c'mon! They really thought they could get away with keeping that one piece. Why did they renovate that part of the building but replace the rest? The renovation would have looked good if they didn't add a giant glass box -_-

OTTER
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can’t put the squeeze on God and think you can get away with it. Good will always prevail.

Lisa Larson
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG! They are going to hell for destroying that beautiful church!

Martin Kaine
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love the idea of keeping a steeple, but put a park around it, not a glass monstrosity

EA
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why yes. We love looking at characterless glass that could be located on any building in the world. Instead of timeless architecture with beautiful hand carved stone details and other historic features.

Octavia Hansen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Making it into an office-church or church-office . . . lot of sq footage but lost the soul.

serge
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But of course, corporate religion.....you can see how they work for the poor.....

Sophia boone
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why would they renovate it in the first place? It was beautiful the way it was

Marcellus the Third
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nobody goes to church so can't pay for upkeep; only tower designated landmark so minimally maintained and rest built up.

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Jeff Requier
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

they kept the spire. Didnt need the church anymore, and we Dont need churches anymore.

H Edwards
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am no fan of the church, but the one thing they did give us was beautiful buildings. They can easily be repurposed without tearing them down.

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Samantha Lomb
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also Russia, but this cladding just clips on so it could be removed and the oдвук building is still under there

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Tabernus
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Birmingham central library .... There's a reason the style is called 'brutalist'

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Becklass
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s like the lovely old building had been eaten by an ugly one.

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H Edwards
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't mind this one, in fact I think it's an improvement. The original building isn't anything special.

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