Fed Square 'one of world's ugliest buildings' - 紐澳

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9News- Fed Square 'one of world's ugliest buildings' 2009.11.23
By ninemsn staff

Melbourne's Federation Square has been labelled one of the world's biggest
eyesores in a new list compiled by a popular travel website.

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The unique structure, which was opened in 2002, was heavily criticised in
VirtualTourist.com's "World's Top Ten Ugliest Buildings" list.

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"Frenzied and overly complicated, the chaotic feel of the complex is made
worse by a web of unsightly wires from which overhead lights dangle," it said.

Prague's Zizkov television tower, New Zealand's "beehive" and Kosovo's
national library all featured alongside Federation Square in the list.

The ugliest building in the world, voted on by members of the travel network,
was the Morris A Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Giampiero Ambrosi, the general manager of VirtualTourist.com, said most of
the buildings on the list "don't have the warmth of an ice cube while others
don’t even seem completed".

Federation Square has been a subject of controversy since it was officially
opened in 2002.

Architects who designed the building were reportedly sent huge volumes of
hate mail from unhappy locals.

But the Federation Square website says the structure attracted a record 8.4
million visitors last year.

It claims the building is one of the two most-visited landmarks in Victoria,
along with the Queen Victoria Market.

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