Every city has at least one building that is so ugly that everyone loves it. Which is yours?
Don't make me Google, photo/name please
Fantastic replies, thanks! Keep them coming
this has turned into a beautiful piece of crowdsourcing, I love scrolling through the replies, like an encyclopaedia of beloved ugly buildings!

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