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((Short description|Something considered to look unpleasant or ugly))
((other uses))
An '''eyesore''' is something that is largely considered to look unpleasant or ugly. Its technical usage is as an alternative perspective to the notion of [[landmark]]. Common examples include [[dilapidation|dilapidated]] [[buildings]], [[graffiti]], [[litter]], [[pollution|polluted areas]], and excessive commercial [[signage]] such as [[billboards]]. Some eyesores may be a matter of opinion such as controversial [[modern architecture]] (see also [[spite house]]), [[transmission tower]]s or [[wind turbines]].<ref>((citation|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/jun/25/uk.renewableenergy|title=Homeowners get green light for 'eyesore' wind turbines|author=Nick Mathiason|date=June 25, 2006|work=The Guardian | location=London))</ref><ref>((citation|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6763067.stm|title=Eyesore or gem: Gateshead car park |publisher=BBC|date= 18 June 2007 | first=Building | last=Site))</ref>  Natural eyesores include [[feces]], [[mud]] and [[weed]]s.<ref>((citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BL4Xrx-IFowC|page=255|title=Professional Planting Design|author=Scott C. Scarfone | isbn=978-0-471-76139-6 | year=2007 | publisher=John Wiley and Sons))</ref>

==Effect on property values==
In the US, the [[National Association of Realtors]] says an eyesore can shave about 10 percent off the value of a nearby listing.<ref>((cite web|title=Dealing with an eyesore next door |url=http://realestate.msn.com/Selling/Article_mw.aspx?cp-documentid=5249535 |author=Rachel Koning Beals |access-date=2008-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312214811/http://realestate.msn.com/Selling/Article_mw.aspx?cp-documentid=5249535 |archive-date=2008-03-12 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

==Remediation==

Clean-up programmes to improve or remove eyesores are often started by local bodies or even national governments. These are frequently called ''Operation Eyesore''.<ref>((citation|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 9, 1972|title=British Start 'Operation Eyesore' Cleanup))</ref> High-profile international events such as the [[Olympic Games]] usually trigger such activity.<ref>((citation|work=New York Times|title=Russians Paint and Fuss As Olympic Games Near Putting Best Face on Things A Gleaming Soviet Capital Emigrate or Face Arrest|date=June 28, 1980|author=Craig R. Whitney))</ref>

Others contend that it is best to address these problems while they are small, since signs of neglect encourage [[anti-social behaviour]] such as [[vandalism]] and [[fly-tipping]]. This strategy is known as ''[[Fixing Broken Windows|fixing broken windows]]''.

==Controversy==

Whether some constructions are eyesores is a matter of opinion which may change over time. [[Landmark]]s are often called eyesores.

===Examples of divided opinion===
[[File:Federation Square (SBS Building).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|[[Federation Square]] has divided opinion in [[Melbourne]].<ref name=Fed/>]]
* [[Eiffel Tower]] – Upon its construction, Parisians wanted it torn down as an eyesore. In modern times it is one of the world's "top" landmarks.<ref>((citation|
url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/eiffel-tower-still-worlds-top-landmark/2008/02/15/1202760546422.html
|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald
|title=Eiffel Tower still world's top landmark
|date=February 15, 2008))</ref>
* [[Golden Gate Bridge]] – Controversial ahead of its construction, it being said in ''[[The Wasp (magazine)|The Wasp]]'' that it "would prove an eye-sore to those now living  ... certainly mar if not utterly destroy the natural charm of the harbor famed throughout the world."<ref>((citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v3WWvdOUcFEC&pg=PA278|page=278|title=Great American Bridges and Dams|author=Donald C. Jackson|isbn=978-0-471-14385-7|year=1988 | publisher=John Wiley and Sons))</ref><ref>((citation|url=http://www.contempaesthetics.org/newvolume/pages/article.php?articleID=247|publisher=Contemporary Aesthetics|author=Yuriko Saito|title=Machines in the Ocean: The Aesthetics of Wind Farms))</ref> It is now considered a notable landmark.<ref>((citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UcoiO0EgRRIC&pg=PA199|page=199|title=Frommer's San Francisco with Kids|author=Noelle Salmi|isbn=978-0-470-08017-7| year=2007 | publisher=Frommer's))</ref>
* [[Millennium Dome]] – The ugliest building in the world in a poll by the business magazine ''Forbes'' of "15 architects, all of whom were American apart from one who was British and one who was Canadian".<ref>((citation|title=American architects vote the Millennium Dome 'the biggest eyesore in the world'|work=The Independent|author=Chris Gray|date=16 July 2002|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/american-architects-vote-the-millennium-dome-the-biggest-eyesore-in-the-world-648441.html | location=London))((dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic))((cbignore|bot=medic))</ref>
* [[Federation Square]] – Despite being hailed a landmark by many, it has equally been rejected by many notable Australians as an eyesore.<ref name=Fed>((cite news | last=Murdoch | first=Scott | title=Costello slams Fed Square 'eyesore' | url= http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20532581-2862,00.html| date=2006-10-06 | work=Herald Sun | publisher=The Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd  | access-date=2009-05-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022211911/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20532581-2862,00.html |archive-date=2006-10-22 ))</ref>
* [[Wind farms]] – Thought to be the worst eyesore by readers of ''[[Country Life (magazine)|Country Life]]'' but liked by others.<ref>((citation|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/3266673.stm|date=21 November 2003|title=What is the worst eyesore in the UK?|publisher=BBC))</ref>
* [[Boston City Hall]] – Has been called "The World's Ugliest Building".<ref>((citation|url=http://members.virtualtourist.com/vt/t/1c7/|title=The World's Top 10 Ugliest Buildings|work=Virtual Tourist|access-date=October 12, 2009))</ref><ref>((citation |author=Michael Corcoran |title=Boston's biggest eyesore: City Hall named 'World's Ugliest Building' |date=November 16, 2008 |url=http://blastmagazine.com/the-news/2008/11/bostons-biggest-eyesore-city-hall-named-worlds-ugliest-building/ |work=Blast |access-date=October 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303134902/http://blastmagazine.com/the-news/bostons-biggest-eyesore-city-hall-named-worlds-ugliest-building/ |url-status=live |archive-date=March 3, 2012))</ref>
* [[One Rincon Hill]] – Situated just south of [[San Francisco]]'s [[Financial District, San Francisco|Financial District]], this high-rise condominium surrounded by shorter buildings has generated some mixed reviews.
* [[Lloyd's Building]] – Situated in the [[City of London]], this building was described as an [[oil refinery]] when it was opened in 1986<ref>((citation|url=http://www.inlondonguide.co.uk/london-buildings/city/81-lloyds-building-insurance.html|title=The Lloyd's Building|access-date=January 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212114223/http://www.inlondonguide.co.uk/london-buildings/city/81-lloyds-building-insurance.html|archive-date=February 12, 2010|url-status=dead))</ref> for having most of its facilities, stairways and [[Air Conditioning|AC]] on the outside. Some people still say this, although the building has become more popular and liked in the recent years.
* [[Tour Montparnasse]] – A lone skyscraper in the [[Montparnasse]] area of [[Paris]], [[France]]. Its appearance mars the Paris urban landscape, and construction of skyscrapers was banned in the city centre two years after its completion. A 2008 poll of editors on [[Virtualtourist]] voted the building the second ugliest building in the world. It is sometimes said that the view from the top is the most beautiful in Paris, because it is the only place from which the tower itself cannot be seen.
* [[Brisbane Transit Centre]] and [[Riverside Expressway]] – Both have been called eyesores and planning debacles by [[University of Queensland]] Associate Professor of Architecture Peter Skinner.<ref name=BTC>((cite news |first=Georgina |last=Robinson |title=Brisbane's biggest eyesores and planning debacles |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/01/24/1201025055483.html |work=Brisbane Times |publisher=Fairfax Digital |date=2008-01-24 |access-date=May 29, 2009))</ref>
* [[Tricorn Centre]] in [[Portsmouth]] – Built in 1964, it was initially highly respected.<ref>((cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3561069.stm | work=BBC News | title=R.I.P. Britain's Ugliest Building | date=March 24, 2004))</ref> It was described as a "mildewed lump of elephant droppings" by [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]], and was subsequently demolished.

===Structures that have been described as eyesores===
[[File:Spencer-street-power-station-melbourne.jpg|thumb|right|[[Spencer Street Power Station]]. Regarded for many years as Melbourne's worst eyesore, it was demolished in 2008.<ref name=SSPS/>]]((More citations needed section|date=January 2018))
* [[Spencer Street Power Station]] – An [[asbestos]] ridden landmark regarded by many as Melbourne's biggest eyesore.<ref name=SSPS>((cite news |author1=[[Nick McKenzie]] |author2=Cameron Houston |title=On the trail of a man of mystery |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/on-the-trail-of-a-man-of-mystery/2006/06/09/1149815316569.html?from=rss |work=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Digital |date=2006-06-10 |access-date=May 29, 2009 | location=Melbourne))</ref> It was demolished in 2008.
* [[Cahill Expressway]] in [[Sydney]] – Regarded by many as a major planning mistake.<ref name=CE>((cite news|first=Doug |last=Conway |title=$1bn to demolish city's great eyesore |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23433182-5006784,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821042931/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23433182-5006784,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 21, 2008 |work=The Australian |access-date=May 29, 2009 ))</ref>
* [[Sydney Harbour Control Tower]] &ndash; Constructed in 1974 and demolished in 2016.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/sydney-harbour-control-tower-headed-for-demolition/story-fn9656lz-1227305391801|title=Sydney Harbour Control Tower headed for demolition|work=[[The Australian]]|date=16 April 2015|access-date=3 May 2015))</ref>
* [[Riverside Plaza]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]<ref>((cite web|url= http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2008/06/the_architecture_poll.shtml|title = The architecture poll|work = Minnesota Public Radio|last = Collins|first = Bob|date = June 13, 2000|access-date = June 27, 2009))</ref>
* [[Embarcadero Freeway]] – Along [[The Embarcadero (San Francisco)|The Embarcadero]] in San Francisco, this double-decker elevated freeway blocked The Embarcadero's view and shadowed the boulevard under it. When it was demolished in 1991, the long-abandoned [[San Francisco Ferry Building|Ferry Building]] and the boulevard under the freeway were restored.((Citation needed|date=May 2010))<!-- source for claim that it was regarded as an eyesore, please -->
* [[Petrobras Headquarters]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] – An example of concrete brutalism applied to an office building.<ref>((cite web|url= http://www.travelworth.com/die-before-you-visit-these-top-10-worlds-ugliest-structures.html|title = Die Before You Visit These Top 10 World's Ugliest Structures|date = December 9, 2009|access-date = July 2, 2012))</ref><ref>((cite web|url = http://english.cntv.cn/20120111/116985.shtml|title = Top 10 ugliest buildings in the world|access-date = July 2, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120322131845/http://english.cntv.cn/20120111/116985.shtml|archive-date = March 22, 2012|url-status = dead))</ref>
* [[Hole in the Road|The Hole In The Road]] in [[Sheffield]], [[England]] – Filled-in during 1994.((Citation needed|date=May 2010))<!-- source for claim that it was regarded as an eyesore, please -->
* [[City-Center]] in Helsinki – Colloquially known as ''Makkaratalo'' (Sausage House) because of the concrete sausage-like railing circling the third floor parking lot.
* [[Northampton Power Station]], England – Left derelict since 1975, it was demolished circa 2015 to make way for the [[University of Northampton]].
* [[House of Soviets (Kaliningrad)|House of Soviets]], [[Kaliningrad]], [[Russia]] – "The ugliest building on Russian soil".((Citation needed|date=March 2014))
* School of Architecture, [[Royal Institute of Technology]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden – Won an opinion poll for Stockholm's ugliest building, by broad majority. Damaged by a fire in 2011.<ref>((cite web |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=740&artikel=2435435 |title=Sidan finns ej &#124; Sveriges Radio |access-date=2011-09-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524132102/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=740&artikel=2435435 |archive-date=2012-05-24 ))</ref>
* [[Spire of Dublin]] in [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland]]
* [[American Dream Meadowlands]] – Most politicians and the public have equally criticized the building's appearance calling it "The ugliest building in [[New Jersey]]".<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/nj_ugliest_building_fix_vfSvwNyiWghUjFmPYWbSiN|title=The ugliest building in New Jersey will get a new exterior, says Gov. Chris Christie|work=NYPOST.com|date=25 March 2011))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=8032220|title=New Jersey Governor Christie promises facelift to NJ's 'ugliest' building|work=abclocal.go.com|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003045421/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Fnew_jersey&id=8032220|archive-date=2012-10-03|url-status=dead))</ref>
* [[Waldschlösschen Bridge]] in [[Dresden]], [[Germany]] – The [[Dresden Elbe Valley]] lost the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] status because of this bridge.
* [[Barclays Center]] in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] – Widely regarded as a jarring and aesthetically unappealing addition to the local landscape.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/why-half-of-brooklyn-hates-the-new-barclays-center-stadium-2012-8|title=Why Half of Brooklyn Hates the New Barclay's Center Stadium|website=[[Business Insider]]))</ref>
* [[Cebu City#Government|Cebu City Hall]] – Considered an eyesore by many during the early to mid 2000s, until it was renovated in 2007, and is now considered as one of the best city halls in the Philippines.
* [[Majesty Building]] in [[Altamonte Springs]], [[Florida]] – Locally known as the I-4 Eyesore, a building that has been under construction since 2001.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.clickorlando.com/news/still-no-completion-date-for-i4-eyesore/22839816 |title=Still no completion date for 'I-4 Eyesore' ((!)) News - Home |website=www.clickorlando.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102003758/http://www.clickorlando.com/news/still-no-completion-date-for-i4-eyesore/22839816 |archive-date=2014-11-02)) </ref>
* [[Torre de Manila]] – A high-rise development by [[DMCI Homes]] that dwarfs the [[Rizal Monument]].
* [[Viking Wind Farm]] – Under construction in the [[Tingwall, Shetland|Tingwall Valley]] in Central [[Shetland]].

==See also==
((div col|colwidth=30em))
* [[Aesthetics]]
* [[Brownfield land]]
* [[Local ordinances]]
* [[NIMBY]]
* [[Redevelopment]]
* [[Spite fence]]
* [[Town planning]]
* [[Ugliness]]
* [[Urban blight]]
* [[Visual pollution]]((div col end))

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* ((wiktionary inline|eyesore))

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[[Category:Urban planning]]
[[Category:Pollution]]

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