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Whether we're talking about the subreddit Crappy Design or the Instagram account Ugly Irish Houses, the Internet seems obsessed with tasteless crimes against aesthetics and functionality. If you are too, the Twitter account "Cursed Architecture" is right up your alley.

Its hellish content includes strange angles, melting paint, vaguely threatening toilets, stairs that lead to nowhere, and more. Basically, the kind of stuff that architects and interior designers would imagine in a horror-comedy. But believe me, you don't have to be an industry pro to appreciate these pictures. They're so bad, us regular folk will get them as well. Enjoy!

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Adam C
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"The final test in your interview will be walking upstairs"

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    Sum Guy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should have just let the people use the squat toilet... also... how disgusting do you think the inside of the cone is?

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

    Check the door down the hall for a nice stab in the back.

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

    Was this meant to be a suicide door, or was there supposed to be a porch?

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    Kim Irving
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least the stairs aren't that corrugated metal crap that you can see through, I still wouldn't want to walk down this though!

    Gus Zan Zar
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is the fire scape of my building, in sao paulo o.0 and it isnt bad as it seems

    CatWoman312
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who needs gyms when you can just climb 36435 stairs everyday to your apartment

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

    Pretty stairs, nice view. Don't mind me taking the elevator

    D K
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I must, I will crawl on my hands and knees and keep my eyes forward at all times

    Persp Gold
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    better to not have an escape? this doesn't belong here. all buildings should be designed with outdoor stairs

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

    If you like an open floor plan the apartments are very nice, great views. But, no thanks

    DKS 001
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    takes the idea of all day shopping to a new level ... 4 hrs shopping, 8 hrs going down, then back up the stairs to your penthouse view

    Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man if I had been born in any of the places pictured (especially this one) I'm pretty sure I'd be dead by now

    Shirley Heyn
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I'm sure they'd be glad to use it if there is ever a fire. . . maybe? How do they get to it, crawl over the rails?

    Cybele Spanjaard
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Made for Vertigo with added bonus of curves.. look at the pillar if you use please.

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

    imagine tripping and starting a tumble fall down the stairs, the endless stairs ... one good thing, you'll not be awake by the end, maybe not alive either ...

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

    anyone elses first thought was *thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump*?

    SlapShot16
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ima just barf over the side and then take an elivator.. makes me nervous and i like heights

    nala simba
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I didn't have a fear of heights, I would like to slide down those bannisters !

    Mickie Shea
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In North Dakota we used a similar, only it was a covered slide.

    Sarah Stalder
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine living/working on the top floor. I sure hope there's an elevator!

    Marilyn Holt
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd like to know where this is. Trying to imagine carrying my groceries up from the care.

    Tiago Temperani
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's in Sao Paulo, Brazil. If you look up Edificio Copan (Copan Building) online, you can see three sets of these stairs on the back of the building. It is also an interesting fact that around 5,000 people live in the 1,160 apartments of this building.

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    John C
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm imagining the original Ghostbusters huffing and puffing up those stairs on their way to fight... was is "Gozer"?

    Arthur Waite
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes you want to take a soccer ball up to the top and time its arrival, and its speed, at the bottom. Wouldn't want to meet it half-way, though!

    Sel Bonda
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This marvel is for cross-eye correction therapy. As you spiral down once daily, that cross-eye gets straightened. A bonus too in the offing... on landing, your head would spin....you could see your back again n again n again n .....

    Son of Philosoraptor
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok anyone else mad they made it so you can't just straddle the rail and have a 40 story slide? It would be EPIC.

    Amber Vandermallie-Walker
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    those stairs make a good workout--just run up and down them twice for sick abs lol

    Ryan Deschanel
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is wrong here? I mean, except this utter ugliness ?

    Marsha Sturgill
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It took me a minute to find the structural mistake. Where the staircase meets the building, there is an opening on each floor to get on the stairs. This doesn't match up when you try to enter the staircase. Big drop off on your first step.

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    Aaron Kara
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every time I got to the outside edge of the spiral, I would vomit.

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    troufaki13
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"!!

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    Sonia Bailey
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Complete with ghost of the first victim to fail to navigate these steps!

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    A B C
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is this so far up? It's neither architecture nor cursed, but just a bad photoshop.

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    Julia Atkinson
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, God - the 70s. You can bet this combo also came in purple, brown and "harvest gold"

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

    Wow. You expect that when you take out semi-fixed pieces of furniture. Not rugs!

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

    Presumably, building regulation in some of these places is what I believe is called 'light touch'

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know how annoying it is when people can see your legs under the stall panels? Well, consider yourself lucky : in there ones, they can see your butt, your balls, and the falling turd.

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    Sonia Bailey
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For when you really need to take a dump, but don't want your risotto to burn 😂😂

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    Francesca Annoni
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first I thought seeing a lot of electric cables or similar.. but..mushrooms? How???

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

    The consequence of hanging your toilet paper holder too high and too stubborn to admit it.

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

    i dont know what's funny, the fact that there is no tap in the first place or that they replaced the tap with a drinking straw.

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    Charlotte A.
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you want the place to look trashed even before you rent it out.

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    Jo Johannsen
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Hustler Casino in California had recently opened, and I drove by it to and from work. One night, the big CASINO sign was malfunctioning, two letters kept flashing off and on. So the sign was announcing to the world "CASINO... ASIN ...CASINO... ASIN ...". I called them to let them know and they thought it was a prank until they went outside and looked at it. The next night, it was fixed.

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    Chrltt Schrnz
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's from my hometown in France ! Actually the municipality decided to build a new bridge to accommodate the tram. But the inhabitants loved the old bridge so much that they decided to keep the stairs as a souvenir...

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

    Carpeted bathrooms and toilets used to be the norm in the UK, ours was when we moved to this house 30 years ago. Glad that we have got over that phase.

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