If you have ever been to Prague you will have appreciated its magnificence - its amazing architecture. It's a jewel of architectural culture and awe inspiring historic buildings... but not for much longer.

Once again, a beautiful and historic city has chosen to build a complete monstrosity of modern architecture out of character with its surroundings. Nope - its not a penis-shaped building like those in London and Barcelona and the subject of an earlier rant (Architecture and the Penis Plot).

It's worse than that.

Known fondly as the BLOB, this utter monstrosity of architectural stupidity is shaped like an Octopus!

Prague's Forthcoming New Library

What can the city leaders be thinking?

Can they not see that this ugly irrelevance is a Giant Octopus?

And what architect would propose such a thing in a city like Prague?

Was it a joke that got taken seriously?

I guess a city that is known also for its Bohemian culture and reputation for call girls and sex can now truly point to having a great big (Octo)pussy!

By the way, should you think this a spoof post, check it all out here... http://www.abcprague.com/2007/03/05/the-winning-design-of-the-national-l...