Desolation by ~globalsinner @my.deviantart.com

One of many abandoned properties on North Uist in the Western Isles. This one is near the Balranald RSPB centre and overlooks a beautiful secluded (but windy!) bay.

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Longtime readers will know that for whatever reason, Belgium has a thing for particularly ugly houses. These buildings contain design choices so bizarre that they are almost a subgenre of architectural photography online. Cheap, ramshackle buildings are one thing, but here most homes contain what appear to be deliberate, albeit confusing design choices made by someone who had other options.

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