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Re: Ghost Cities of China
« Reply #45 on: December 08, 2016, 10:17:40 AM »
The Eiffel Tower copy is bizarre.
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Re: Ghost Cities of China
« Reply #46 on: December 08, 2016, 05:51:51 PM »
Quote from: odeon on December 08, 2016, 10:17:40 AM
The Eiffel Tower copy is bizarre.
China has a lot of copycat stuff, not only monuments but also replicating cities. They have their own Stonehenge, London Tower Bridge, US White House, their own Holland, their own version of Venice, and much more; could go on about it for days probably. Earlier this year China tore down a life size copy of the Great Sphinx because of complaints from Egyptian leaders.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/original-copies-architectural-mimicry-in-contemporary-china
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36431831

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