History Main / MovingBuildings

* ''Film/OutManFlint''. While Derek Flint is breaking into a safe, GALAXY minions lock him inside, then attach a towbar to the outside wall and tow away the entire room which turns out to be a wheeled trailer. The rest of the building sinks into the ground and an outdoor cafe is set up in its place, so when Flint's backup arrives [[ItWasThereISwear there's no sign of the building.]]

* In ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'', the titular castle walks around on giant mechanical legs, powered by some combination of magic and steampunk.

* [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Ohtori Academy]] is this in Adolescence of Utena.

* Professor Nimnul from ''WesternAnimation/ChipAndDaleRescueRangers'' once invented flying carpets and used them to steal what was placed on them. The Rangers had the brilliant idea to nail these carpets down to prevent this. So, Nimnul [[TimTaylorTechnology turns up the power]] resulting in an entire mansion lifting off.

* ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'' has [[https://orionsarm.com/eg-article/4a5f4c8f7071a scrub slugs]], buildings (or collections of buildings) which crawl around using a "foot" made of [[{{Nanomachines}} utility fog]].

* One of Team Rocket's mechas from ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''.

** Many spells will turn lands into 0/0 creatures with some number of stat-fortifying counters on them (*Battle for Zendikar* even used this as a named mechanic, Awaken). Some of these cards, like Awakening of Vitu-Ghazi (the guild hall of Ravnica's Selesnya Conclave), depict a building getting up.

** *Eldritch Moon* featured the Meld mechanic, where two specific double-faced cards could merge into a single, double-sized permanent. One of these is Hanweir, the Writhing Township, depicting the village of Hanweir crawling across an open field, courtesy of an intruding EldritchAbomination.

* In ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'', Howl's castle castle walks around on giant mechanical legs, powered by some combination of magic and steampunk.

* And then in ''Series/{{Stingray 1964}}'' all of the buildings in Marineville can be lowered underground on hydraulic jacks in case of an attack. This idea also surfaced in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.

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* In the ''Creator/MontyPython'' short film "''The Crimson Permanent Assurance''", the building remains a building, but it's mobile enough to be used as ''a pirate ship.''
* ''Film/TopSecret'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akLC_JMjpjA Nick Rivers is aboard a train.]] It appears to pull away from the station, but as we look out the train's window we see that the station has pulled away from the train.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'', Carl turns his home into a makeshift airship by tying thousands of ballons to it.

* In ''Film/TheJerk'', Navin attempts to prevent a car full of thieves from escaping before he can call the cops by tying a rope between their car and the side of a building. When they drive off anyway, they end up dragging half the building away with them. And it's a church. With a wedding being celebrated, and the groom and bride trapped in different parts.
* ''{{Film/Krull}}'': [[BigBad The Beast]]'s Black Fortress flies, floats and teleports at his command. It never stays for too long nor in the same place twice when put down, necessitating the good guys finding a {{seer|s}} who can tell them it's next location.

* A classic ''[[Creator/DCComics Strange Adventures]]'' cover has skyscrapers sprouting mechanical legs and going on a rampage.

* ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'':

* The final boss of ''Videogame/SunsetOverdrive'' is the [[EvilInc FizzCo]] HQ Building as a mech piloted by an evil AI.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' episode "Campus Commandos" climaxed with Dr. Wily using an anti-gravity ray to steal a government building and carry it off. Mega Man eventually took back the ray to return the building.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'': Early in, it's shown that Figaro Castle is capable of submerging.