Designing anything, let alone a massive building, is not a simple task. It requires pragmatic decision-making coupled with bold creativity. As with any form of art, the designer ultimately strives to make something striking and original. Sometimes this effort pays off in the form of a lasting¹ structure — a work that transcends² time and place. While other times, well, not so much. Of course, it’s not always the architect’s fault. We round up the 23 ugliest skyscrapers⁴ from around the world, ones that began with high intentions but eventually didn’t quite meet the mark.

设计任何事物都不是一项简单的工作，更不用说设计一栋高楼大厦了。这需要务实的决策和大胆的创意。对于任何形式的艺术品，设计师最终都要努力使其突出又新颖。有时候这种努力会创作出永恒的建筑，成为超越时间和空间的艺术品而获得成功；然而其他的时候，结果往往并不尽如人意。当然，这并不总是建筑师的错。我们搜罗了世界上最丑的23座摩天楼，每一座摩天楼在建造之初都有着崇高的意向，然而最终却并没有留下深刻的印记。

Number 1:Located in Bangkok, the Elephant Building was completed in 1997. While playful in design, the structure does little to push the integrity of Thai architecture.

位于曼谷的大象建筑于1997年完工。虽然设计的十分有趣，但该建筑对于推动泰国建筑风格的完整性没什么助益。

Number 2:When the ?i?kov Television Tower was completed in 1992, Prague’s skyline forever changed.

当薛斯高夫电视塔于1992年完工的时候，布拉格的天际线就永远地改变了。

Number 3:Located in central Hong Kong, the Lippo Center is a twin-tower skyscraper³ completed in 1988.

位于香港中环的利宝中心是一座双塔摩天楼，于1988年完工。

Number 4:The Tianzi Hotel, in China’s Hebei province, is a series of colorful building depicts⁵ Fu, Lu, and Shou, the Chinese gods of good fortune, prosperity, and longevity⁶. Guinness World Records named the hotel the world’s “biggest image building.”

中国河北省的天子大酒店是一系列刻画了“福禄寿”形象的有趣建筑，“福、禄、寿”分别象征着中国掌管降幅施祥、功名利禄以及寿命的神明。吉尼斯世界纪录称这座酒店为世界上“最大的形象建筑”。

Number 5:Another structure located in Bangkok, the Robot Building was completed in 1986 for roughly $10 million.

机器人大楼是另一座位于曼谷的建筑，完工于1986年，耗资约1000万美元。

Number 6:Located in Newark, Ohio, Longaberger’s former headquarters building was modeled on a Longaberger Medium Market Basket.

位于俄亥俄州纽瓦克市的龙格堡加（美国著名的篮子制造商）的前总部是以龙格堡加市场反应最好的一款篮子为模型的。

Number 7:No matter that North Korea’s Ryugyong Hotel is, after three decades, still under construction, we can already tell this skyscraper won’t be the most beautiful on the planet.

尽管朝鲜的柳京大酒店经过三十年仍在建设中，但我们已经可以确定这栋摩天楼不会是世界上最美的建筑。

Number 8:Located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the Aldar headquarters building was opened in 2010.

阿尔达尔总部大楼位于阿联酋阿布扎比市，于2010年开放。

Number 9:The Fangyuan Mansion⁷, which was completed in 2001, is located in Shenyang, China. The structure cost nearly $500 million to build.

方圆大厦位于中国沈阳，于2001年完工。该建筑耗资近5亿美元。

Number 10:New York City’s Verizon Building is not only aesthetically⁸ displeasing⁹ but it’s located in downtown Manhattan, near theBrooklyn Bridge and East River. Which is to say, it’s wasting a great opportunity in a prime New York real estate¹⁰ space.

纽约的威瑞森大楼不仅没有美感，还位于曼哈顿的市中心，就在布鲁克林大桥和东河附近。也就是说，在纽约地产的绝佳之地，这实在是浪费了一个大好的机会。

Number 11:Located in London, the Strata¹¹ SE1 (which is also referred to as the “Razor” or “Electric Razor”) was completed in 2010 for roughly $146 million.

伦敦斯特拉塔大厦又被成为“剃刀”或“电动剃刀”，该建筑完工于2010年，耗资约1.46亿美元。

Number 12:Although the National Library of Belarus was founded in 1922, the current structure, which houses all its books, wasn’t completed until 2006.

虽然白俄罗斯国家图书馆成立于1922年，但其当前的建筑直到2006年才竣工，如今里面收藏着其全部的书籍。

Number 13:The Grand Lisboa Hotel in Macau was built in 2008.

澳门-新-葡-京-酒店建于2008年。

Number 14:The Slovak Radio Building in Bratislava was completed in 1983, after 16 years of construction. The structure looks like an inverted¹² pyramid.

位于布拉迪斯拉发州的斯洛伐克广播大楼完工于1983年，该建筑经过了16年的时间才建成，其结构看上去就像一座倒置的金字塔。

Number 15:The Mirador Building in Madrid is a collection of different neighborhoods stacked vertically¹³ around a sky-plaza¹⁴.

位于马德里的米拉多尔大楼集不同的社区为一体，围绕着一个空中广场垂直地堆叠在一起。

Number 16:The Liverpool Metropolitan¹⁵ Cathedral¹⁶ was completed in 1967.

利物浦大教堂完工于1967年。

Number 17:The National Fisheries Development Board Building is located in Hyderabad, India, in the south central part of the country.

国家渔业发展委员会大楼位于印度中南部地区的海德拉巴。

Number 18:The Russian Embassy in Havana was completed in 1985.

位于哈瓦那的俄罗斯大使馆完工于1985年。

Number 19:The National Library of Kosovo was completed in 1982.

科索沃国家图书馆完工于1982年。

Number 20:It certainly doesn’t help Tour Montparnasse’s cause that it was built in one of the most architecturally significant cities in the world. But the structure is currently the third-tallest building in Paris, and possibly the ugliest.

建于世界上建筑最讲究的城市之一当然不会帮助蒙帕纳斯大厦的事业。但它目前却是巴黎第三高的建筑，当然可能也是最丑的建筑。

Number 21:Malaysia’s First World Hotel & Plaza is the world largest hotel. But for all it has in size, it certainly lacks in beauty.

马来西亚云顶第一世界酒店是世界上最大的酒店。但是虽然其规模庞大，但该建筑却缺少美感。

Number 22:The 1,535-foot-tall Oriental Pearl Tower is the second-tallest skyscraper in Shanghai.

高达1535英尺的东方明珠是上海第二高的摩天楼。

Number 23:Not everything beautiful needs to flash like gold. The Trump¹⁷ Tower in Las Vegas is a perfect example of that. The 620-foot-tall structure is an eyesore even in a city filled with over-the-top architecture.

并不是所有漂亮的事物都需要像金子一样闪亮。位于拉斯维加斯的特朗普大楼就是一个极好的例子。甚至是在这座充满着夸张建筑的城市中，这栋620英尺高的大楼依然十分碍眼。