Unusual Architecture Part 4


Office center 1000 a.k.a. Banknote Building (Kaunas, Lithuania)
 Location: Kaunas, Lithuania

Dates: 2005-2008.

Architects: Rimas Adomaitis, Raimundas Babrauskas, Darius Siaurodinas, Virgilijus Jocys.

Purpose: Office Building

More info: Money theme well represents various businesses located in this spectacular building.  It’s an office center located in the second biggest city in Lithuania. The image of the LTL 1000 banknote is brought onto this building using special enamel paint. The banknote dates back to 1925. However it’s not used nowadays.





Teapot Dome Gas Station, Zillah, WA, USA

Location: Zillah, Washington, USA

Date: 1922

Architect: Jack Ainsworth

Purpose: Gas-station

More info: This little funny looking gas station was built in 1922, intended to be a reminder of the Teapot Dome Scandal involving President Warren G. Harding and a federal petroleum reserve in Wyoming. The scandal rocked the presidency of Harding and sent Interior Secretary Albert Fall to prison for his role in leasing government oil reserves.  The building has a circular frame with a conical roof, sheet metal "handle," and a concrete "spout." Said to be the oldest gas station in use in the country, it survived partially because it was moved years ago, to be closer to the interstate. It is no longer in operation.

How to find it: Zillah, Yakima County, Washington State, is a tiny town off Highway I-82. Take exit 54 and turn on Yakima Valley Highway. The gas station is located about 1 mile southwest of the town center.






Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt)


Location: El Shatby, Alexandria, Egypt

Date: 1998

Architect: Snohetta/Hamza Consortium

Purpose: Library

More info: The New Library of Alexandria is dedicated to recapture the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It is much more than a library. It contains: three Museums, a planetarium, seven academic research centers, nine permanent exhibitions, hosts many institutions and you can find many other things in there. This vast complex is  receiving more than 800,000 visitors a year.





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