Ugly Buildings Round the World Part 5

Today it's the turn of the First World Hotel, Pahang, Malaysia.

As you can see from the picture, this building looks as if a child has been given totally free reign with various coloured crayons. The overall picture this gives the hotel is that of looking like a multi-coloured beach umbrella.

First World Hotel, Malaysia

It may (or may not) surprise you to learn that according to wikipedia this hotel has over 6000 rooms, was until recently the largest hotel in the world. Currently, it's the 4th largest. There are 28 floors and below the hotel is the First World Plaza, a complex of shopping malls, a casino and an indoor amusement park.

Why anyone would want to stay in a building that you need to wear sunglasses to look at is beyond me, but I guess people do, because it's still going strong.

Until next time.

Ugly Buildings Round the World Part 4

Cebu Doctors' University, Philippines.

Hi All,

I only managed to post an update a few weeks ago, so this week you get an extra picture! Lucky you. I have decided to continue the worldwide theme, and the picture is posted above this time.

It's Cebu Doctors' University. This was founded in 1975 and it was granted university status in 2005. This one isn't especially ugly, as such. Unfortunately, nobody seems to have noticed that this buiding was built with a striking resemblance to an air conditioning unit.

Until next time.

Ugly Buildings Round the World Part 3

Hi All,

I have another amazingly ugly building for you. It's the 'Antilia' from South Mumbai in India. I know it's not in the Latin American world, but it deserves a mention because, when viewed from a distance this, this one is a horror.

Antilia, Mumbai, India.

This building (according to Wikipedia) is 27 floors high and is built on a plot of 4,532 square metres. The most amazing thing about this, is that it's reported to have cost between 1 and 2 billion dollars. That makes it the most expensive building in the world. It's also been described as the 'Taj Mahal of 21st century India'. Are they even looking at the same building?

The fact is, it looks like an unfinished greenhouse, combined with a multi-storey car park. To be fair, the building isn't fully finished yet, but I'm not sure it'll look a great deal better when it is finished. Here's hoping it will be.

Until next time.