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Buildings That Look Like Famous Spaceships: A Gallery

Science fiction's influences are all around us — even in your office buildings. Architects have drawn inspiration from the Death Star, the Borg Cube, and other famous spaceships, and here's a gallery to prove it.

Attack Of The Flying Saucer-Shaped Buildings

83409722DM035_LA_S_HISTORIC hueoco tank state park in texas abandoned saucer building in england Moscow Apartment Building (From Dark Roasted Blend) Moscow Apartment Building (From Dark Roasted Blend) LAX airport2 LAX airport Moscow Apartment Building (From Dark Roasted Blend) Singapore Old Supreme Court Singapore Court Building Frys Electronics H.R. Macmillan Space Centre in Vancouver Moscow Apartment Building (From Dark Roasted Blend) innoventions at disneyland old dutch building riyadh ministry of the interior Chattanooga, TN house chattanooga TN house Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers 57366427SG022_buildings 57366427SG024_buildings 57366427SG025_buildings 57366427SG026_buildings 57366427SG028_buildings 57366427SG031_buildings riyadh mininstry of the interior from rupert affen on flickr Moscow Apartment Building (From Dark Roasted Blend)

The U.S.S. Enterprise In World Architecture

USS Enterprise NCC-1701 USS Enterprise NCC-1701 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D USS Enterprise NCC-1701 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Parisian office building by LemimPix Parisian office building by LemimPix Galatina - Salento by Gojca Orion by Arndalarm Bridge in Ireland, by Harry_Lime Pegasus Trek Theme Park pegasus Trek Theme Park Museum of Contemporary Art Supermarket Entrance, by James W. Bell

The Death Star Is On Your Skyline

Rem Koolhaus' Dubai Hotel Hotel In Baku, Azarbaijan Hotel In Baku, Azarbaijan Hotel In Baku, Azarbaijan The Death Star of Minsk The Death Star of Minsk Rem Koolhaus' Dubai Hotel Rem Koolhaus' Dubai Hotel The Death Star of Minsk The Death Star of Minsk Rem Koolhaus' Dubai Hotel Rem Koolhaus' Dubai Hotel The Death Star of Minsk The Death Star The Death Star The Death Star of Minsk The Death Star of Minsk The Death Star of Minsk The Death Star of Minsk Rem Koolhaus' Dubai Hotel The Death Star of Minsk

The Borg Cube Has Assimilated Your Earth Architects

The Borg Cube The Borg Cube Grain Research Center, Manhattan, KS The Apple Cube in New York The Apple Cube in New York The Apple Cube in New York The Apple Cube in New York The Apple Cube in New York The Apple Cube in New York Zaha Hadid, by Pete Shacky Grain Research Center, Manhattan, KS Tulsa, OK City Hall The Cato Institute, Conservative think tank Vienna Modern Art Museum Williams Technology Center, Tulsa, OK Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building, U. of Toronto Brigham and Women's Hospital Tulsa City Hall again UNSW Law Faculty Takashimaya Times Square, in Japan 2758340150_0be68d5e02 Paris Borg By Giant Gingko Caltrans Building, Los Angeles 237 Park Ave. Orka Building, Rejkavijk, by Zeranico Caltrans Building LA Bejing Water Cube Caltrans Building LA German Concert Hall Berlin Jewish Museum Berlin Jewish Museum

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