Ten of the Strangest and Most Unusual Chimneys You Will Ever See

Making a building unusual always breaks up the monotony of row after row of houses. But if you look up at some of the boring houses you might just get lucky and see one of these more unusual chimneys. But why crank your neck when you could just look at this lot…

 


 

Twisted Chimney
Twisted Chimney

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While there are quite a few twisted style chimney stacks, none look this good. This is very tall as well, I guess to make it look better or maybe to complete the twist.

Dragon Chimney
Dragon Chimney

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Personally, I would have wanted the dragon’s mouth going upwards to imitate the smoke coming out of its mouth. But I suppose it looks look amazing.

Palau Guell Chimney
Palau Guell Chimney

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If Santa felt like a more balmy climate after spending all year in the North Pole, he could visit the beautiful chimneys at Palau Guell in Barcelona. These brightly coloured chimneys by Gaudi would certainly brighten his night.

Framlingham Castle Chimney
Framlingham Castle Chimney

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You will find most of these chimneys belong to stately homes and old mansions. It was more of a signature of sorts for the architect of the main structure.

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Spanish Chimney
Spanish Chimney

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All over Spain, there are strange and unusual chimneys to find and not all of them located on points of interest, theses ones are on a residential block!

Holkham Hall Chimney
Holkham Hall Chimney

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What I love about the chimneys of Holkham Hall is that they are all different. A different pattern and style on each one.

Knotted Chimney
Knotted Chimney

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This is more of an art installation than anything else people might live it. But as far as chimney shapes go, this is one of the strangest.

Checkerboard Chimney
Checkerboard Chimney

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It doesn’t need an unusual shape to stand out, just a simple lick of black and white paint can make it stand out from the rest.

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Hampton Court Palace Chimney
Hampton Court Palace Chimney

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This is a Brick Awards 2011 Finalist and was designed and made by Emma Simpson. It sure is very impressive indeed.

Rudolf Steiner Chimney
Rudolf Steiner Chimney

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Rudolf Steiner is a Philosopher, social reformer, architect and esotericist. He is also the maker of a chimney that is more interesting (and taller) than the house! I would imagine this is a chimney cleaners nightmare!

Author: Gus Barge

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