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Old 01-30-21, 11:19 AM   #15316
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I rode up it during the world's fair it was created for as a young boy of six years. All the futuristic constructions and displays made a big impressoon on me

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Old 01-30-21, 11:28 AM   #15317
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Spot on and thank god after that stupid mistake earlier
We all do it.

OK then what would this be?

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Old 01-30-21, 11:47 AM   #15318
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A building?
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That metal pole doesn't look like any religious symbol I'm aware of.

Is this an outdoor work of art?
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Old 01-30-21, 12:17 PM   #15320
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A building?
It is a building.

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That metal pole doesn't look like any religious symbol I'm aware of.

Is this an outdoor work of art?
It is not art but a very unusual structure.
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Old 01-30-21, 12:36 PM   #15321
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Middle East?
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Middle East?
No.
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Old 01-30-21, 01:25 PM   #15324
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Does it have technical purpose, or did an architect just wanted to become famous
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Ex Soviet Union?
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Does it have technical purpose, or did an architect just wanted to become famous
It is a functioning structure. The architect drank a lot.

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Ex Soviet Union?
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Old 01-30-21, 02:02 PM   #15327
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UKraine?
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Baltic states?
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