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These Real-Life Locations Look Straight Out of a Wes Anderson Film

These Real-Life Locations Look Straight Out of a Wes Anderson Film


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 Russian Tea Room, New York City, NY (h/t LDNtux/Reddit, Photo via The Russian Tea Room)
Fox Theater, Oakland, CA (h/t heidzzzz/Reddit, Photo via Fox Theater)
Ladurée Genève Quai Des Bergues, Geneva, Switzerland (Photo via India Mahdavi)
Graduate Oxford Hotel, Mississippi (h/t PapaCoke/Reddit, Photo via Graduate Oxford Hotel)
Hotel Belvedere, Switzerland (Photo via Die Nadel/Reddit)

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