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Top Things The New Vikings Stadium Kind Of Looks Like

The new U.S. Bank Stadium is starting to really take shape in downtown Minneapolis. You can really get a sense of its heft and its presence.

You also get an idea of what kind of silhouette it's going to cut against the Minneapolis skyline as its 2016 launch date approaches.

The more they add, the more distinctive it appears, and yet we can't help but think it still sort of nebulously resembles a few other familiar objects.

Maybe we're just daydreaming here, but don't you think that this hulking edifice kind of looks like ...

The iceberg that sunk the Titanic

Titanic Iceberg
(credit: Wikipedia)

Minneapolis Central Library's big brother

Minneapolis Central Library
(credit: CBS)

Darth Vader's Super Star Destroyer Executor in the opening shot of Star Wars

Star Wars Opening Shot
(credit: 20th Century Fox)

On a related note, the Sandcrawler from Star Wars

Sandcrawler
(credit: starwars.com)

Pokemon's Onyx In LEGOs

Pokemon Onyx Lego Set
(credit: Kevin A. Hinkle/flickr)

Pride Rock in The Lion King

The Lion King
(credit: Disney)

Ace Ventura's hair

Ace Ventura
(credit: Warner Brothers)
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