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Novelty architecture is a type of Architecture in which Building s and other structures are given unusual shapes as a Novelty , such as Advertising , notoriety as a Landmark , or simple Eccentricity of the owner or Architect . Many examples of novelty architecture take the form of buildings that resemble the products sold inside to attract drive-by customers. Others are attractions all by themselves, such as giant animals, fruits, and vegetables, or Replica s of famous buildings. And others are merely unusual shapes or made of unusual building materials. Some hotel Casino s on the Las Vegas Strip can be considered novelty architecture, including the Pyramid -shaped Luxor Hotel and the New York-New York Hotel & Casino , a building designed to look like the New York City skyline. ECCENTRIC BUILDINGS
.]] MIMIC ARCHITECTURE In the 1930s , as Automobile travel became popular in the United States , one way of attracting motorists to a diner, coffee shop, or roadside attraction was to build the building in an unusual shape, especially the shape of the things sold there. "Mimic" architecture became a trend, and many roadside Coffee Shop s were built in the shape of giant Coffee Pot s; Hot Dog stands were built in the shape of giant hot dogs; and Fruit stands were built in the shape of Oranges or other fruit.
Water towers Water towers, often a prominent feature in a small town, have often been shaped or decorated to look like everyday objects.
Storage tanks Several Breweries and other businesses have designed holding tanks in the shape of giant cans of beer or other containers.
is known for its fanciful giant "paper" airplane sculptures.]] GIANT SCULPTURES Another aspect of novelty architecture is sculptures of ordinary items scaled to enormous size.
GOOGIE/POPULUXE ARCHITECTURE See main article: Googie Architecture Architecture popular in the 1950s - 1960s in southern California and in Florida featured sharp corners, tilted roofs, starburst designs, and fanciful shapes. This came to be known as '' Googie '' or ''populuxe'' architecture. EXTERNAL LINKS
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