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Edmonton's New Arena Looks Like Roger From 'American Dad'

Once seen, it can't be unseen.

Edmonton taxpayers have spent $219 million on a monument to an "American Dad!" character.

At least, that's what it looks like from above.

The $480-million Rogers Place hockey arena is under construction as a new home for the Edmonton Oilers.

It's part of the $601-million Ice District project, for which taxpayers are kicking in $219 million (the hockey team is paying $143 million).

Seeing the arena from a bird's-eye view, one can't help but picture Roger from the Seth MacFarlane TV series.

Don't see it yet? Take a look at this:

Still no? Try them side by side:

There's no mistaking the similarity between the building's shape and Roger's head.

The resemblance was first noticed by Reddit user AnotherAccount003:

At first, people who responded to the Reddit post didn't believe the arena project was real.

Then the poster sent them a link to a live feed of Rogers Place under construction, and it all came together.

The Ice District has been a controversial project, with one expert calling it one of "the worst deals in Canadian history."

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