An upscale hotel in Scotland is being mocked for resembling the poop emoji

• An upscale hotel in Edinburgh is being compared to the poop emoji.
• Its curled bronze exterior was inspired by "coiled ribbon," the architects say.
• A petition has already appeared to put "googly eyes" on it like the emoji.

A recently-unveiled hotel in Scotland in the shape of a coiled spiral has sparked unflattering comparisons with the poop emoji.

Edinburgh's bronze-colored Ribbon Hotel, which is nearing completion, is part of the upscale W chain, owned by Marriott International, according to The Guardian. It is part of an $800 million development in the Scottish capital that will include a mall, a movie theater and luxury apartments, the paper reported.

The architects behind the hotel, Jestico + Whiles, say on their website that it "has been designed as a bundle of 'coiled ribbons,' creating a free-flowing and bold building."

But its curled shape has inspired an earthier reaction from locals. It has reminded people so much of the poop emoji that a petition to put emoji-like eyes on the structure garnered more than 1,100 signatures as of Thursday.

The petition, using a slang term for poop, calls on Edinburgh Council to "pit googly eyes oan the jobby."

"If we hiv tae tak look at it we should mak it mair entertainin," reads the copy accompanying the petition, written in the Scots language common in parts of Scotland.

A Twitter account named "@TurdHotel" has also appeared, with more than 2,300 followers.

In a slightly kinder comparison, it has also been called the "Walnut Whip," after a cone-shaped chocolate that was originally made in Edinburgh, according to Scotland's Herald newspaper.

Marriott Hotels did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.