The Arcades Project - Operi

On the upside-down manor house: ""This little house, constructed in Gothic style,
stands ... literally on its head; that is, its roof, with its chimneys and turrets, is
stuck into the ground, while its foundation points to the heavens. Naturally, all the
windows, doors, balconies, galleries, moldings, ornaments , and inscriptions are
upside down too, and even the face of the grandfather clock obeys this tendency
. ... So far, this mad idea is amusing . .. , but once you are inside, it becomes
tiresome. There, you are . . . yourself . . . upside down, together with . . . the
objects on view . ... One sees a table set for lunch, a rather richly furnished salon,
as well as a hathroom . . . . The adjoining room . . . and some others, too, are
actually lined with concave and convex mirrors. The contractors call them quite
simply "laughing chambers. m