Designing anything, let alone a massive building, is not a simple task. It requires pragmatic?decision-making coupled with bold creativity. As with any form of art, the designer ultimately strives to make something striking and original. Sometimes this effort pays off in the form of a lasting structure — a work that transcends?time and place. While other times, well, not so much. Of course, it’s not always the architect’s fault. We round up the 23 ugliest skyscrapers from around the world, ones that began with high intentions but eventually didn’t quite meet the mark.
設(shè)計任何事物都不是一項簡單的工作，更不用說設(shè)計一棟高樓大廈了。這需要務(wù)實的決策和大膽的創(chuàng)意。對于任何形式的藝術(shù)品，設(shè)計師最終都要努力使其突出又新穎。有時候這種努力會創(chuàng)作出永恒的建筑，成為超越時間和空間的藝術(shù)品而獲得成功；然而其他的時候，結(jié)果往往并不盡如人意。當(dāng)然，這并不總是建筑師的錯。我們搜羅了世界上最丑的23座摩天樓，每一座摩天樓在建造之初都有著崇高的意向，然而最終卻并沒有留下深刻的印記。

Number 1:

Located in Bangkok, the Elephant Building was completed in 1997. While playful in design, the structure does little to push the?integrity?of Thai architecture.
位于曼谷的大象建筑于1997年完工。雖然設(shè)計的十分有趣，但該建筑對于推動泰國建筑風(fēng)格的完整性沒什么助益。

Number 2:

When the ?i?kov Television Tower was completed in 1992, Prague’s skyline forever changed.
當(dāng)薛斯高夫電視塔于1992年完工的時候，布拉格的天際線就永遠(yuǎn)地改變了。

Number 3:

Located in central Hong Kong, the Lippo Center is a twin-tower skyscraper completed in 1988.
位于香港中環(huán)的利寶中心是一座雙塔摩天樓，于1988年完工。

Number 4:

The Tianzi Hotel, in China’s Hebei province, is a series of colorful building depicts Fu, Lu, and Shou, the Chinese gods of good fortune, prosperity, and longevity. Guinness World Records named the hotel the world’s “biggest image building.”
中國河北省的天子大酒店是一系列刻畫了“福祿壽”形象的有趣建筑，“福、祿、壽”分別象征著中國掌管降幅施祥、功名利祿以及壽命的神明。吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄稱這座酒店為世界上“最大的形象建筑”。

Number 5:

Another structure located in Bangkok, the Robot Building was completed in 1986 for roughly $10 million.
機(jī)器人大樓是另一座位于曼谷的建筑，完工于1986年，耗資約1000萬美元。

Number 6:

Located in?Newark,?Ohio, Longaberger’s former headquarters building was modeled on a Longaberger Medium Market Basket.
位于俄亥俄州紐瓦克市的龍格堡加（美國著名的籃子制造商）的前總部是以龍格堡加市場反應(yīng)最好的一款籃子為模型的。

Number 7:

No matter that North Korea’s Ryugyong Hotel is, after three decades, still under construction, we can already tell this skyscraper won’t be the most beautiful on the planet.
盡管朝鮮的柳京大酒店經(jīng)過三十年仍在建設(shè)中，但我們已經(jīng)可以確定這棟摩天樓不會是世界上最美的建筑。

Number 8:

Located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the Aldar headquarters building was opened in 2010.
阿爾達(dá)爾總部大樓位于阿聯(lián)酋阿布扎比市，于2010年開放。

Number 9:

The?Fangyuan?Mansion, which was completed in 2001, is located in?Shenyang,?China. The structure cost nearly $500 million to build.
方圓大廈位于中國沈陽，于2001年完工。該建筑耗資近5億美元。

Number 10:

New York City’s?Verizon?Building?is not only aesthetically displeasing but it’s located in downtown?Manhattan, near theBrooklyn?Bridge?and?East River. Which is to say, it’s wasting a great opportunity in a prime?New York?real estate space.
紐約的威瑞森大樓不僅沒有美感，還位于曼哈頓的市中心，就在布魯克林大橋和東河附近。也就是說，在紐約地產(chǎn)的絕佳之地，這實在是浪費了一個大好的機(jī)會。

Number 11:

Located in?London, the Strata SE1 (which is also referred to as the “Razor” or “Electric Razor”) was completed in 2010 for roughly $146 million.
倫敦斯特拉塔大廈又被成為“剃刀”或“電動剃刀”，該建筑完工于2010年，耗資約1.46億美元。

Number 12:

Although the National Library of Belarus was founded in 1922, the current structure, which houses all its books, wasn’t completed until 2006.
雖然白俄羅斯國家圖書館成立于1922年，但其當(dāng)前的建筑直到2006年才竣工，如今里面收藏著其全部的書籍。

Number 13:

The Grand Lisboa Hotel in Macau was built in 2008.
澳門-新-葡-京-酒店建于2008年。

Number 14:

The?Slovak?Radio?Building?in?Bratislava?was completed in 1983, after 16 years of construction. The structure looks like an inverted pyramid.
位于布拉迪斯拉發(fā)州的斯洛伐克廣播大樓完工于1983年，該建筑經(jīng)過了16年的時間才建成，其結(jié)構(gòu)看上去就像一座倒置的金字塔。

Number 15:

The?Mirador?Building?in?Madrid?is a collection of different neighborhoods stacked vertically around a sky-plaza.
位于馬德里的米拉多爾大樓集不同的社區(qū)為一體，圍繞著一個空中廣場垂直地堆疊在一起。

Number 16:

The Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral was completed in 1967.
利物浦大教堂完工于1967年。

Number 17:

The?National?Fisheries?Development?Board?Building?is located in?Hyderabad,?India, in the south central part of the country.
國家漁業(yè)發(fā)展委員會大樓位于印度中南部地區(qū)的海德拉巴。

Number 18:

The Russian Embassy in Havana was completed in 1985.
位于哈瓦那的俄羅斯大使館完工于1985年。

Number 19:

The National Library of Kosovo was completed in 1982.
科索沃國家圖書館完工于1982年。

Number 20:

It certainly doesn’t help Tour Montparnasse’s cause that it was built in one of the most architecturally significant cities in the world. But the structure is currently the third-tallest building in?Paris, and possibly the ugliest.
建于世界上建筑最講究的城市之一當(dāng)然不會幫助蒙帕納斯大廈的事業(yè)。但它目前卻是巴黎第三高的建筑，當(dāng)然可能也是最丑的建筑。

Number 21:

Malaysia’s First World Hotel & Plaza is the world largest hotel. But for all it has in size, it certainly lacks in beauty.
馬來西亞云頂?shù)谝皇澜缇频晔鞘澜缟献畲蟮木频辍５请m然其規(guī)模龐大，但該建筑卻缺少美感。

Number 22:

The 1,535-foot-tall?Oriental?Pearl?Tower?is the second-tallest skyscraper in Shanghai.
高達(dá)1535英尺的東方明珠是上海第二高的摩天樓。

Number 23:

Not everything beautiful needs to flash like gold. The?Trump?Tower?in?Las Vegas?is a perfect example of that. The 620-foot-tall structure is an eyesore even in a city filled with over-the-top architecture.
并不是所有漂亮的事物都需要像金子一樣閃亮。位于拉斯維加斯的特朗普大樓就是一個極好的例子。甚至是在這座充滿著夸張建筑的城市中，這棟620英尺高的大樓依然十分礙眼。

（翻譯：Dlacus）

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