Around the world, a number of groups looking to draw tourists have constructed upside-down houses, complete with inverted furnishings and decor. Collected here are photos of four recent examples of his topsy-turvy architecture in China, Russia, Germany, and Austria, As a bonus, all of the interior shots are interactive -- click on them to flip the view and see it "right side up".
Upside Down Houses
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Laborers work at an upside-down house under construction in Fengjing Ancient Town, Jinshan District, south of Shanghai, China, on March 17, 2014. Workers are putting the final touches on this eccentric tourist attraction built at the "China Folk Painting Village". #
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A tourist jumps inside an upside-down house in Fengjing Ancient Town on May 1, 2014. You can click on the image in your browser to flip the scene upside down. [Click image to flip view - javascript required] #
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A woman poses inside the upside-down house in Fengjing Ancient Town on May 1, 2014. [Click image to flip view - javascript required] #
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A dog dressed for the cold runs in front of the Upside Down House at the All-Russia Exhibition Center in in Moscow, Russia, on January 17, 2014. Its creators say the interior can cause visitors to experience dizziness. #
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A visitor walks through the Upside Down House at the All-Russia Exhibition Center in Moscow on January 17, 2014. [Click image to flip view - javascript required] #
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Visitors walk through the Upside Down House at the All-Russia Exhibition Center on January 17, 2014. [Click image to flip view - javascript required] #
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Workers put finishing touches on the nearly-completed "The World Stands on its Head" ("Die Welt Steht Kopf") House on the Baltic Sea Island of Usedom on September 3, 2008 in Trassenheide, Germany. The upside down house, complete with upside down interior furnishings, was the brainchild of Klaudiusz Golos and Sebastian Mikiciuk. #
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Workers attach a coffee table to the "floor" in the nearly-completed living room of "Die Welt Steht Kopf" House in Trassenheide, Germany, on September 3, 2008. [Click image to flip view - javascript required] #
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A worker attaches a faucet in a bathroom of "Die Welt Steht Kopf" House on September 3, 2008. [Click image to flip view - javascript required] #
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Workers attach a bowl to the dining room table in the nearly-completed "Die Welt Steht Kopf" House on September 3, 2008. [Click image to flip view - javascript required] #
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People stand in the garage of the upside down house in the Austrian village of Terfens on May 5, 2012. [Click image to flip view - javascript required] #
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A woman stands inside the bathroom of the upside down house in Terfens, Austria, on May 5, 2012. [Click image to flip view - javascript required] #
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People stand inside a child's room in the upside down house in Terfens, Austria, on May 5, 2012. [Click image to flip view - javascript required] #
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