The world's ugliest skyscrapers

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2012-09-18 06:14:55 GMT2012-09-18 14:14:55(Beijing Time)  SINA.com

Al-Mamlakah Tower, Riyadh

100 St Mary Axe aka The Gherkin, London

International Finance Centre, Hong Kong

Umeda Sky Building, Osaka

Tour Montparnasse, Paris

They spark our wanderlust, they inspire citizens and, occasionally, they stand as monuments to human ingenuity. But oftentimes skyscrapers also proudly display humankind's hubris -- and remarkably bad taste.

Around the world, cities known for stunning skylines are also dotted with architectural atrocities that never should've been built.

Some experts have now gone so far as to question whether these structures ruin the tourism appeal of their cities.

(Agencies)