In this week's comments update, readers are finding it hard to see the beauty in a red, white and blue tower block designed by architect Jean Nouvel.
Seeing red: readers have given the thumbs down to La Marseillaise, a Marseille tower decorated in 27 different shades of colour.
"Awful," said Hikoo.
Alfredhitchcock agreed: "It looks like a bad 1960s tower block that's been re-clad in bright colours to try and make it more aesthetically pleasing, but it still looks like a bad 1960s tower block, dressed in a gaudy Hawaiian shirt."
"What a mess," added Threefloatingorbs.
Chris Becket made a more practical point: "I wonder how this building is meant to age. With 27 shades of red, white and blue, long-term maintenance could be a nightmare as the effects of the sea air and sun play on the structure." However one reader felt the building already look weathered:
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A tall order: the Statue of Unity has been has been officially inaugurated in Gujarat state, India, much to the dismay of commenters. The 182-metre-high monument was created by Michael Graves Architecture and Design, to pay tribute to the founding father of the Republic of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
"A colossal waste. The time has passed for such monumental monstrosities. What it does represent is the vanity of man," said Arc.
Clichy was equally frustrated, asking: "Just why...