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Robida's 20th century house
Robida's 20th century house
Credit: Artist: Albert Robida

A typical 20th-century aerial rotating house, as drawn by Albert Robida ca.1883. The drawing shows a dwelling structure in the scientific romance style elevated above rooftops and designed to revolve and adjust in various directions. An occupant in the lower right points to an airship with a fish-shaped balloon in the sky, while a woman rides a bucket elevator on the left. Meanwhile, children fly a kite from the balcony as a dog watches from its rooftop doghouse. (POTD)