Dongfangzhimen - The Big Pants Building in Suzhou Shi, China

In Suzhou, a seven-hundred-million-dollar architectural project completed in two thousand sixteen has become an internet sensation—just not the way its creators intended. The Dongfangzhimen building, which locals have dubbed the 'Big Pants' for its shape—two towers meeting at the top, similar to Beijing's CCTV building—was meant to symbolize the city's modernization and its historic role on the Silk Road. Instead, as Atlas Obscura reports, it's become a punchline, with residents joking about 'living beneath the crotch.' The building's LED displays, cycling with yachting scenes and DNA strands, haven't improved matters, and its mixed reception reflects a broader trend that's caught the attention of Premier Xi Jinping himself—who's criticized China's recent pursuit of 'weird buildings.'

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