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.
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Kiral Apartments, Mexico City, Mexico
Image: www.worldarchitecture.org 24
Melting House, Paris, France
Image: www.fwdlife.in 23
Rachel Raymond House, Belmont, Massachusetts
Image: www.pinterest.com 22
Dancing House, Prague, Czech Republic
Image: flickr.com 21
Australian Customs Service Building, Melbourne, Australia
Image: mathworld.wolfram.com 20
Upside-down House, Trassenheide, Germany
Image: freshome.com 19
House I, National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
Image: www.waymarking.com 18
Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada
Image: www.funnylla.com 17
Wall House, Odessa, Ukraine
Image: splinter-ops.deviantart.com 16
Warrnambool Campus Building, Warrnambool, Australia
Image: www.archdaily.com 15
Sinking House, Paris, France
Image: flickr.com 14
Office Building, Hartford, Connecticut
Image: io9.com 13
Dalston House, London, United Kingdom
Image: darkroom.baltimoresun.com 12
The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, Nashville, Tennessee
Image: architectureartdesigns.com 11
Cube House, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Image: all-that-is-interesting.com 10
Covent Market Building, London, United Kingdom
Image: www.dailymail.co.uk 9
Wonderworks Museum, Orlando, Florida
Image: commons.wikimedia.org 8
Crooked House, Sopot, Poland
Image: www.idesignarch.com 7
Le Kinémax Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France
Image: www.fiboni.com 6
Kindergarten Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Image: www.dailymail.co.uk 5
Mana Nalu Mural, Honolulu, Hawaii
Image: artofjohnpugh.com 4
Cayan Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Image: www.dezeen.com 3
Tilted House, San Francisco, California
Image: huffingtonpost.com 2
House in Richmond Heights, Missouri
Image: emorfes.com 1
Hole House, Houston, Texas
Image: www.ksl.com 
