The original Tower Bridge in London, vs the copy bridge in Suzhou, China. The copy is hideous.
Visiting China is always exciting. the country is steeped in its own unique history and has treasures not known in the rest of the world. It is very odd, and disconcerting, when China’s architects blatantly copy world famous foreign landmarks. This is not a new phenomenon and has been going on for many a decade. The most recent case is a copy of London’s famous Tower Bridge, now copied and even embellished in Suzhou.
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China’s Penchant for Copying World Famous Foreign Landmarks
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