Fantastic architecture is anarchitectural style featuring attention-grabbing buildings. Such buildings can be considered as works of art, and are normally built purely for the amusement of its owner. Architects that employed this style includeAntoni Gaudí,Bruno Taut, andHans Poelzig.^[1]

Fantastic architecture should not be confused withnovelty architecture. While both styles have unusual, attention-grabbing designs, novelty architecture is meant to be an advertisement for the business inside, such asbuildings with a giant donut on the roof. Fantastic architecture, on the other hand, serves no other purpose than the personal amusement of its builder.^{[citation needed]}

• Martin Castle inVersailles, Kentucky^{[citation needed]}
• Sauer Buildings Historic District byFrederick C. Sauer, Aspinwall, Pennsylvania^{[citation needed]}
• Watts Towers bySimon Rodia, Watts district of Los Angeles, California^{[citation needed]}
• Wadham's Oil and Grease Company of Milwaukee^{[citation needed]}

• Curl, James Stevens; Wilson, Susan (2015).The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture (3 ed.). New York.ISBN 9780199674985.OCLC 909190508.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• James Stevens Curl (2006).Architecture and Landscaping. A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2 ed.). Oxford:Oxford University Press.ISBN 9780198606789.

• Walker, John."Fantastic Architecture".Glossary of Art, Architecture & Design since 1945, 3rd. ed.
• Wisconsin Fantastic ArchitectureArchived 2008-06-22 at theWayback Machine
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