World | architecture The World's Biggest Architectural Abominations No one seems very fond of the Scottish Parliament Building By Polly Davis Doig Posted Feb 5, 2023 4:05 PM CST Copied Flags fly at half mast outside of the Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, Scotland. Saturday, April 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) It's rough out there for homely edifices, and Buildworld decided that there's no time like the present to shame them—and only one in the top 10 is outside the United Kingdom or the United States. The site calculated the percentage of negative tweets a particular building had to tabulate the worst of the worst. Without further ado, the world's ugliest buildings: Scottish Parliament Building: Edinburgh, Scotland. 42.07% J. Edgar Hoover Building: Washington, DC. 37.84% Newport Station: Newport, Wales. 25.73% Boston City Hall: Boston, Mass. 25.03% Preston Train Station: Preston, England. 20.24% Verizon Building: New York City. 19.93% Ryugyong Hotel: Pyongyang, North Korea. 18.95% Watergate complex: Washington, DC. 18.69% Denver International Airport: Denver, Colo. 18.31% Trump Tower: Las Vegas. 17.39% Read the full piece, with more images. (Or check out other notable lists.) Read These Next SCOTUS sounds skeptical about law banning gay conversion therapy. Trump, Johnson aren't happy with pick for Super Bowl headliner. Felix Baumgartner's death attributed to his own error. Robin Williams' daughter: AI clips of him are 'disturbing' Report an error