Gingerbread making has been a popular Christmas pastime for years, and with these truly stunning examples of gingerbread architecture, I'm not so sure people will just be making gingerbread homes anymore.
The art of making a gingerbread house isn't an easy one but it does bring family and friends together during the hardy holiday season. And if making a simple one story home with the family isn't easy then I can't begin to imagine how hard it must be to construct iconic museums and galleries out of the tasty treat, or even modernized homes. Some have even gone as far crafting iconic film architecture out of gingerbread.
From edible presidential living abodes to massive livable gingerbread communities, gingerbread architecture is not your regular gingerbread house making with your family and friends.
17 Examples of Gingerbread Architecture
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Passover Candy Houses
These Matzoh-Made Houses are Creative Alternative Holiday Treats
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Wizardly Gingerbread Castles
Add Magic to Your Holiday Decor with the Hogwarts Gingerbread House
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Famous Edible Architecture
The Falling Water Gingerbread House Pays Homage to Frank Lloyd Wright
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Modern Gingerbread House
1950s Style California Housing You Can Eat
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Architectually-Correct Baking
Mid-Century Modern Gingerbread House
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Huge Delectable Dollhouses
The $15,000 Edible Gingerbread Playhouse is 6 Feet of Sugary Fun
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Two-Story Biscuit Abodes
The Fairmont SF Gingerbread House Weighs Almost 1,500lbs
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Modernist Gingerbread Houses
The Vancouver Collective Creative Room Charity Auction
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Iconic Museum Gingerbread Structures
Famous Art Galleries Were Transformed into Mini Candy Designs
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Record Breaking Gingerbread Communities
Jon Lovitch Set a Record for Largest Gingerbread Village
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Edible Presidential Residences
The Delectable White House Gingerbread House
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Wizard Family Confections
The Burrow Gingerbread House is Straight Out of Harry Potter
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Sugary Sweet Townhouses
The Gingerbread Brownstone is Wonderfully Detailed
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Liveable Gingerbread Communities
The JW Marriott Unveils a Life-Sized Gingerbread Village
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Geodesic Gingerbread Domes
Daniel Goddemeyer's Christmas Gingerbread DIY Makes an Igloo
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Edible Charity Cribs
The Alma-nac Gingerbread House was Created to Raise Funds for a Hospital
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Pretzel Abodes
Joseph Sandy Creates a Quaint House for a Gingerbread Family
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