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U.S. Bank Stadium Ranked Among World's 'Ugliest Buildings'
The study out of the U.K. came out while Minnesota Vikings fans were still reeling from Sunday's first-round playoff loss.

MINNEAPOLIS — Less than a week after a disappointing playoff loss at home, Minnesota Vikings fans have yet another reason to feel glum.
U.S. Bank Stadium, the billion-dollar home of the Vikings, is one of the world's "ugliest buildings" according to a new report.
Buildworld, a British building material supplier, decided to throw salt in the wounds of Vikings fans (and Minnesotans in general).
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"Buildworld curated a long list of buildings from around the world, the UK and the U.S. that are often said to be ugly," the study reads.
"We identified all the design-themed tweets about these buildings on Twitter. Then we used a sentiment analysis tool called HuggingFace to analyse the percentage of tweets that were negative about each building’s design."
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U.S. Bank Stadium placed no. 7 among the ugliest buildings in the United States. So it could be worse.
The top five are:
- J. Edgar Hoover Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Boston City Hall
- Verizon Building (New York City)
- Watergate Complex (Washington, D.C.)
- The Denver International Airport
Read the full study here. Or, you know, maybe save yourself the heartbreak and just enjoy a cocktail instead.
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