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Can You Identify These Mystery Buildings?

 

Every issue of Blueprints features a mystery structure that readers identify for prizes!  Here are some Mystery Buildings from past issues of Blueprints.
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Please note, the prizes have already been awarded for these contests.

 Mystery Building  

World's Biggest Slinky!

At first glance, this photo my look as it were taken by a 360-degree camera, but it wasn't. Can you identify the mystery structure and its location?

Find out the answer

   

 

 Mystery Building  

Step Right Up!

Something curious is going on with those doors. Can you identify the Mystery Building and its location?

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I've Got the (Greek) Key

A classic Greek key pattern is among the varied sculptural motifs that adorn this wonderful structure. Can you identify the Mystery Building and its location?

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The Clock Watch

This time, your challenge is to identify the building from which this photo was taken (not the building visible in the background).

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A Memorable Form, and Yet Forgotten

This issue's Mystery Building has a distinctive, exuberant form and a remarkably complex history, and yet very few people even know it exists. There are good reasons for its obscurity, though. Can you identify this structure and its location (if you're really ambitious, the name of the architecture firm that designed it)?

Find out the answer

   

 

   

"I See a Ship!"  Or is that a building?

Can you identify this structure and its location?

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Throwing You a Bit of a Curve

No, it's not a giant carport designed to shelter a Jeep from the tropical sun. Perhaps if you look closely, you'll pick up on some useful signals. Can you identify this structure and its location?

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It's Greek to Me

This Mystery Building boasts a bold, Greek Revival facade.  Can you name the building, its architects, and its location?

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Here in the City

The name of this building seems out of synch with the city in which it is located. Can you name the building, its architect/engineer, and its location? 

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The Machine in the Garden

This Mystery Building is part of a larger complex the location of which may come as a surprise to those not familiar with it. Can you identify the building, its location, and its architect?

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What's in a Name?

Several different buildings have borne the same name as this structure over time. Can you identify the building, its location, and its architect?

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