I was up all night on the internet and I found the coolest builing EVER! It's called Casa Batllo. These days it's a hotel in Barcelona, but it was built as a house for some wealthy family in... Barcelona. It was restored by Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol from 1905-1907, I have no idea what it looked like before but it looks fascinating now!
Its as if they just refused to use straight lines. Everything just flows together and seems natural. It looks like a skeletal sturcture of sorts, and it has been described as the skeleton of a dragon, slayed by St George. The chimney structure looks like a sword in the spine of the dargon...
Seriously, check it out for yourself because I really can't do it the justice it deserves :)
Here's the official link: http://www.casabatllo.es/
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