Amazon has gotten the green light for a new headquarters in Virginia. The unique helix-shaped building is eye-catching, but it’s also the butt of some jokes on the internet.When it comes to its new second headquarters to be built across the Potomac River and Washington D.C., Amazon’s designers are thinking outside the box.The Arlington County, Virginia, Board gave Amazon a unanimous stamp of approval for the helix building, which will feature walkable ramps surrounded by greenery. The building will be open to the public twice a month for people to explore the exterior and make the trek up the ramps to the top.One Twitter user exclaimed, “Please tell me there is a slide to get down from the top after you hike it.” Unfortunately, there won’t be.Other Twitter users compared the building to everything from rotini to a “spaceship in disguise” to the Tower of Babel. Some noted similarities to an ancient mosque built back in the 9th century in present-day Iraq.Watch the video above for more on this story.
Amazon has gotten the green light for a new headquarters in Virginia. The unique helix-shaped building is eye-catching, but it’s also the butt of some jokes on the internet.
When it comes to its new second headquarters to be built across the Potomac River and Washington D.C., Amazon’s designers are thinking outside the box.
The Arlington County, Virginia, Board gave Amazon a unanimous stamp of approval for the helix building, which will feature walkable ramps surrounded by greenery. The building will be open to the public twice a month for people to explore the exterior and make the trek up the ramps to the top.
One Twitter user exclaimed, “Please tell me there is a slide to get down from the top after you hike it.” Unfortunately, there won’t be.
Other Twitter users compared the building to everything from rotini to a “spaceship in disguise” to the Tower of Babel. Some noted similarities to an ancient mosque built back in the 9th century in present-day Iraq.
Watch the video above for more on this story.