Stranger Things...
Functional but weird architecture
No, this isn't a disaster site. The upside-down Wonderworks building is a fun-loving museum on International Drive in Orlando, Florida.
Wonderworks literally turns Classical architecture upside down. The three-story, 82-foot tall building is flipped over with its triangular pediment squashed into the pavement. One corner of the building appears to flatten a 20th-century brick warehouse. Palm trees and lamp posts hang suspended.
The wacky design expresses the topsy-turvy (chaotic) activities that take place inside. The Wonderworks museum includes a hurricane ride with 65 mph winds, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake ride, and a Titanic exhibit.
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