Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II, — Lionino
We now know a bit more about Lionino... You live in Rome! - or in an Italian city - — javi2541997
If the Italian Monarchy was a symbol of unity, why did they get rid of this honourable institution? — javi2541997
Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II — Lionino
I don't think the building (Moscow State University) is a beautiful thing — Jamal
Ma! I want to study there! — javi2541997
I don't think the building (Moscow State University) is a beautiful thing, and yet it's magnificent and photogenic. — Jamal
Stalinist skyscrapers — Jamal
They’re not made to be good places to study or live or work, but just to project the power of the state. Magnificent, but inhuman—downright horrible. — Jamal
What makes a structure "beautiful"? You find these buildings "magnificent" and "photogenic", but lacking in something, "humanity" you refer to. Could you show some buildings that do quantify what you would call "beautiful" or "human"? — Outlander
During Stalin’s rule, the priority was to build grand, imposing buildings like wedding cakes — Jamal
What should we think about the people who live like sardines in a tin in buildings like this one? — javi2541997
I'll wager the apartments in that building are far more spacious and varied than most of today's apartment blocks — Jamal
It's a famous example of organicism — Jamal
And here's a better image of the exterior: — Jamal
Wanna see some soul-crushing, ugly building? — Lionino
The second one is the bus station in Preston, Lancashire. — Jamal
The first one looks like the UK too — Jamal
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