It’s no secret that magicians are masters of optical illusions, but did you know that Architects can also master this skill? Granted the results are a bit different then that of a magicians, but still equally shocking. Through Architectural illusions, architects can fool your eyes into believing that buildings are melting, leaning, upside-down, or all together invisible. Some of these illusions can even give the feeling that a building is moving! We’re not joking when we say that these architectural illusions are powerful stuff so proceed at your own risk. From the Dancing House in Prague to the Tilted House in San Francisco, check out these 25 trippy architectural illusions from around the world.
Kiral Apartments, Mexico City, Mexico

Melting House, Paris, France

Rachel Raymond House, Belmont, Massachusetts

Dancing House, Prague, Czech Republic

Australian Customs Service Building, Melbourne, Australia

Upside-down House, Trassenheide, Germany

House I, National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.

Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada

Wall House, Odessa, Ukraine

Warrnambool Campus Building, Warrnambool, Australia

Sinking House, Paris, France

Office Building, Hartford, Connecticut

Dalston House, London, United Kingdom

The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, Nashville, Tennessee

Cube House, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Covent Market Building, London, United Kingdom

Wonderworks Museum, Orlando, Florida

Crooked House, Sopot, Poland

Le Kinémax Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France

Kindergarten Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark

Mana Nalu Mural, Honolulu, Hawaii

Cayan Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tilted House, San Francisco, California

House in Richmond Heights, Missouri

Hole House, Houston, Texas
