Hang Nga Guesthouse, Da Lat, Vietnam
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Popularly known as the “Crazy House”, the Hang Nga Guesthouse is located in Da Lat, Vietnam and was constructed by Dang Viet Nga, the daughter of the ex-President of Vietnam. Many describe the abode as a “fairy tale house” due to its fantastical, design-defying features including winding corridors, oddly shaped roofs and rooms, and enormous animal sculptures.
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The banyan tree-shaped building opened in 1990, and is adorned with animals, mushrooms, spider webs and caves. The product of a painting rather than a traditional blueprint, local craftsmen transformed Nga’s two-dimensional artwork into the trippy structural form that can be seen today. The home’s interior is just as zany, with handcrafted furniture filling ten animal-themed guest rooms that range all the way from kangaroos to ants. Many have compared the Hang Nga Guesthouse’s architecture to the works of Gaudí, Salvador Dali and Walt Disney.
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