Public spaces are, well, public, and whether we’re talking about the streets we walk on, the buildings we live in, or the monuments standing between them, the very least we’re entitled to is having opinions. However, people might have a different vision of what belongs where.
What an architect or artist might think is a bold statement can sometimes feel excessive and out of place to others. So we went around a few popular discussions on r/AskTheWorld where folks have been sharing the structures in their countries they hate the most, and here are some of the most talked-about “bad ideas” locals just can’t stop complaining about.
#42 Canada
This stupid ring in Montreal that used 5 million dollars of tax payer money.
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16points
#47 Canada
This electronic art installation in a TTC subway station. As far as I’m aware, it’s still not activated, eight years after the station opened.
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15points
#48 India
This thing. The most useless expenditure of money in a third world country.
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15points
#49 Mexico
La Estela de Luz in Mexico City. Also known as "la Suavicrema" after a type of wafer cookie popular here, This aberration is 104 meters tall.
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14points
#51 France
Idk about the worst, but this residential bar in my hometown always trips me out. Looks like the architect just unlocked the washing machine skin and really wanted to use it.
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14points
#52 England
I was going to say the Bude tunnel, but as I look at it, it's magnificence truly is striking.
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12points
#53 Republic Of Korea
Since people are posting statues of people they dislike even if they look fine on the basis of what they represent, here's my entry.
Thankfully, we destroyed it. It's gone now.
Thankfully, we destroyed it. It's gone now.
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11points
