House built upside-down in Austria becomes tourist attraction

REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichle

People sit in front of a house built upside-down by Polish architects Irek Glowacki and Marek Rozhanski, in the western Austrian village of Terfens May 5, 2012. The project is meant to serve as a new tourist attraction in the area, and is now open for public viewing.

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That_Anonymous_Coward

Nope not gonna do it… nope nope nope… just gonna wait for someone else to say it and watch the fireworks.

Xeni are there any photos of the interior? Curious if its just an upside down outside of if they furnished it upside down as well.
- Brainspore
  
  Nope not gonna do it… nope nope nope… just gonna wait for someone else to say it and watch the fireworks.
  
  I would stand back if I were you, those [punchline-inducing-nationality] architects installed the firework launchers upside-down too.
  - Traska
    
    ( Okay, I’ll do it.)
    Well, they don’t call it the land down under for nothing!
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Haiku-Tally/100003522610688 Haiku Tally
      
      austria
      - Traska
        
        You know, there’s a captioned picture of Rainier Wolfcastle from The Simpsons floating around that I’m sure would clear this right up.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QSZSC5J2XOGJMKOD64ZDH4MGGY Geoff D

THIS MAKES IT HARDER TO ESCAPE FROM THE BASEMENT
Paul Renault

Me, I have no qualms about saying it (and borrowing a Fark meme): “It’s appropriate that it was built in Austria, as it’s below the equator.”

Yes, the furniture is all upside down too. Decent photos here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2140329/No-need-adjust-screen-This-house-deliberately-built-upside–includes-garage-car-parked-ceiling.html

Apparently, they’re not that rare:
http://weburbanist.com/2010/02/07/flip-this-home-10-unbelievable-upside-down-houses/
- That_Anonymous_Coward
  
  Thank you for the inside peek…. women would hate that house.. the seat is always up in the bathroom.
- http://lemoutan.blogspot.com/ Lemoutan
  
  Dammit – I can never remember that useful web service which gives you access to the Daily Fail without giving it the benefit of the click.
  - http://twitter.com/matthjones Matt Jones
    
    Istyosty. The Mail’s lawyers closed them down. When you are a professional Troll, Hits=Prizes.
Jonathan Roberts

Are upside down houses a thing in German speaking countries now? I saw one in my friend’s town last time I was there:
- Ipo
  
  Seems so.
  Interestingly, they’re all built by Poles.
http://www.facebook.com/zoran.ivancic Zoran Scout Ivancic

well, there is entire state built upside down and its not far from Austria. it use to be part of Austria. Welcome to Bosnia and Herzegovina, it really is wierd!
http://evilbobdayjob.blogspot.com/ Deidzoeb

I can haz inside-out house from So Long and Thanks For All the Fish?
http://www.terindell.com/asylum/docs/asylum.html
syzygymoi

There’s one in Poland as well, in the tiny village of Szymbark, as well as in Germany in Trassenheide and Usedom . Seems there are quite a few. A few in Florida, one in Sunrise Village , two others in WonderWorks Amusement Parks in Orlando and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in Japan which is a restaurant in Nagano, another one in St. Petersburg, Russia. One in Turkey in Antalya and an interesting one in Vienna, called House Attack. And not to forget the “House of Katmandu” in Spain! It is indeed a strange world!
coop

The crown moulding would be strangely easy to install.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jerry-Dunk/1189137782 Jerry Dunk

Upside down white house here in Wisconsin…

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/19063
ymendel

“Becomes” tourist attraction? That sounds like someone built an upside-down house for some other reason and it just so happened to attract tourists, while the text below the picture (a caption also supplied by Reuters?) clearly states that the house was built in order to attract tourists.
parfae

That’s all well and good, but can I play lazer tag in it?
http://www.darkphibre.com MrScience

I’m shocked to be the first to bring up Mrs. Pigglewiggle!
ludd

I got a free flight to Vienna once, to deliver an urgent bill of lading for an expensive shipment sitting waiting for customs clearance.
The original documents had been sent to Sydney – presumably by an American. Is it something in the water?
frozenintime

I’ll right back, I have to go downstairs to the attic.