Architecture Archives

Abandoned Military Base’s ‘Experimentation Room’

A photograph supposedly showing a control room at an abandoned military base is frequently miscaptioned...

Does This Photograph Show a Misaligned Bridge?

'Survey-scale inaccuracy or positioning errors can lead to costly construction mistakes such as bridge misalignment.'

Size of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway An image shows how eight famous landmarks could all comfortably fit inside the Indianapolis Motor...

Landmarks Went Purple in Honor of Prince?

Several landmarks went purple after Prince died, but not all of the images circulating are...

Is This the World’s Largest Swimming Pool?

"It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, had a 115-ft deep end...

Solar City Tower — Rio's Olympic Solar Tower Rumor: Images show a Solar Tower to be built in Rio de Janeiro in conjunction...

Roundabout Bridge Rumor: Photograph shows a circular bridge.

Eshima Ohashi Bridge

Public roadway, or amusement park attraction?

James Bond Island

Photograph purportedly shows an abandoned house in England sitting atop a very skinny rock formation.

Are These Unusual Houses Real?

Photographs show a collection of houses located in unusual places.

Hats Off to Japan Fauxtography: Photographs show an area in Japan rebuilt a year after the 2011 earthquake/tsunami.

Cook County Correctional Center Rumor: Photographs show a new prison facility in Chicago, Illinois.