A master class in symmetry.
These Real-Life Locations Look Straight Out of a Wes Anderson Film

By Lesley ChenJun 27, 2017
Lesley Chen
Lesley Chen is a California native who writes about travel, health/fitness, and other lifestyle topics. She has a serious case of RBF and exercises mainly to balance out an aggressive candy addiction.
Wes Anderson films (The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, etc.) all have a certain, distinct aesthetic: They’re whimsical, awash in color, and filmed in strangely satisfyingly symmetrical shots. Now there’s even a Subreddit called Accidental Wes Anderson, dedicated to sharing meticulous composition in real-life locations that look straight out of an Anderson film. Click through the slideshow to marvel at design symmetry all over the world — from palaces to pastry shops — that are sure to appease even your most OCD impulses.
City Palace, Jaipur, India (Photo via Getty)
Stadt-Bad, Gotha, Germany (h/t saulbloodyenderby/Reddit, Photo via Veauthier Meyer Architekten)
Bao Tang Ben Tre, Vietnam (Photo via TheDudeA113/Reddit)

Swimming Pool (h/t JewBoySandler/Reddit, Photo via Maria Svarbova)
The Gallery at Sketch, London, England (Photo via Sketch)
Ladurée Genève Quai Des Bergues, Geneva, Switzerland (Photo via India Mahdavi)
Hotel Belvedere, Switzerland (Photo via Die Nadel/Reddit)
Have you spotted any Wes Anderson-type symmetry in the wild? Tag us in your 'grams @BritandCo!
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