Slovak Radio Building

Bratislava


Shaped like an upside-down pyramid, this memorable building is either an eyesore or a marvel of brutalist design, depending on who you ask. The 80m-tall building, completed in 1983, was cleverly designed for maximal office space (hence the inverted pyramid shape) and the core is insulated to allow disruption-free recording.


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