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    #16
    Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

    Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

    Ξενοδοχείο Puerta America - Ισπανία




    Hotel Puerta America - Spain
    For the design of the fourth floor of the hotel, Plasma Studio created a series of crystallized spaces, with fractured and distorted rooms and hallways, using a "repetitive rhythm of partition walls, service ducts and entrance doors as a sectional framework from which a differentiation of the corridor skin was devised," according to the UK firm.

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      #17
      Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

      Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

      Ξενοδοχείο Puerta America - Ισπανία



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        #18
        Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

        Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

        Υδρόπολη




        Hydropolis: Dubai's Underwater Luxury Hotel
        Touted as the world's first luxury hotel to be constructed beneath the waves, Hydropolis will cost $500m to erect and is the brainchild of General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prince of Dubai (Where else?)

        The completed destination will offer 220 suites, a high tech cinema, restaurants, and various "Undah tha sea!"-themed entertainment hijinks.

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          #19
          Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

          Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

          Υδρόπολη



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            #20
            Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

            Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

            Υδρόπολη



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              #21
              Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

              Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

              Ξενοδοχείου Πάγου - Σουιδία




              ICE Hotel in Sweden
              The ICE Hotel is situated in a small village called Jukkasjärvi, 200 kms north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. The heart and backbone of this village is the River Torne which flows freely through the unspoilt wilderness. During winter, the ice gets to a metre thick and is used as a source for all the art, architecture and design.

              The rooms are decorated with ice art and sculptures. The website quotes, “You sleep in a thermal sleeping bag on a special bed of snow and ice, on reindeer skins. You are awakened in the morning with a cup of hot lingonberry juice at your bedside.�

              If you want to know how cold the rooms get, then try between -5 °C to -8 °C degrees. Be prepared to dress in warm thermal underwear and a hat and enjoy the experience of the Artic weather indoors with someone special.

              Make sure you book in advance as most weekends are already fully booked. The prices range from £90 ($180) to £250 ($500) a night.

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                #22
                Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                Ξενοδοχείου Πάγου - Σουιδία




                ICE Hotel in Sweden
                Since ICEHOTEL melts every spring, each year a team of snowbuilders, architects, designers and artists from all corners of the world create the Icehotel®. For the 2007/08 Winter season the ICEHOTEL spans over some 6000 m2 and has 80 rooms; Ice rooms, Ice family rooms, Ice suites and ice suites deluxe. Invited artists decorate each suite which are all unique.

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                  #23
                  Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                  Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                  Ξενοδοχείου Πάγου - Σουιδία





                  ICE Hotel in Sweden
                  All of the ice hotels are reconstructed every year, and are dependent upon constant sub-zero temperatures during construction and operation. The walls, fixtures, and fittings are made entirely of ice, and are held together using a substance known as snice, which takes the place of mortar in a traditional brick-built hotel.

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                    #24
                    Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                    Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                    Ξενοδοχείου Πάγου - Σουιδία





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                      #25
                      Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                      Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                      Ξενοδοχείου Πάγου - Σουιδία





                      ICE Hotel in Sweden
                      An ice hotel is a temporary hotel made up entirely of snow and sculpted blocks of ice. They are promoted by their sponsors and have special features for travelers who are interested in novelties and unusual environments, and thus are in the class of destination hotels. Their lobbies are often filled with ice sculptures, and food and beverages are specially chosen for the circumstances.

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                        #26
                        Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                        Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                        Χορευόσπιτο






                        The Dancing House
                        (Czech Republic)

                        The Dancing House is the nickname given to an office building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic. It was designed by Croatian-born Czech architect Vlado Milunic in co-operation with Canadian architect Frank Gehry on a vacant riverfront plot (where the previous building had been destroyed during the Bombing of Prague in 1945).

                        The construction started in 1994 and was finished in 1996. The very non-traditional design was controversial at the time. Czech president Vaclav Havel, who lived for decades next to the site, had supported it, hoping that the building would become a center of cultural activity.

                        Originally named Fred and Ginger (after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers - the house vaguely resembles a pair of dancers) the house stands out among the Neo-Baroque, Neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings for which Prague is famous. On the roof is a French restaurant with magnificent views of the city. The building's other tenants include several multinational firms. (The plans for a cultural center were not realized.) Because it is situated next to a very busy road it depends on forced air circulation, making the interior somewhat less pleasant for its occupants.

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                          #27
                          Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                          Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                          Χορευόσπιτο




                          The Dancing House (Czech Republic)

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                            #28
                            Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                            Παράξενα Χτίρια - Unusual Buildings

                            Πιανόσπιτο




                            The Piano Building (An Hui Province, China)
                            This unique piano house was built recently in An Hui Province, China. Inside of the violin is the escalator to the building. The building displays various city plans and development prospects in an effort to draw interest into the recently developed area.

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