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10 copycat buildings that cost a fortune to build

The originals and their clones
Tower Bridge, London, UK
Tower Bridge, London, UK: Suzhou, China
Tower Bridge, London, UK: Suzhou, China
Twisting Torso, Sweden
Cayan Tower, Dubai, UAE
Cayan Tower, Dubai, UAE
The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
The Kremlin copycat, Beijing suburb, China
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
The Gate Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE
The Gate Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE
The Gherkin, London
Damac Park Towers, Dubai, UAE
Damac Park Towers, Dubai, UAE
The Statue of Liberty, New York, US
The Statue of Liberty, Shenzhen, China
St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Italy
St Peter’s Basilica, Nikkō, Japan
St Peter’s Basilica, Nikkō, Japan
The Parthenon, Athens, Greece
The Parthenon, Great Wall Dream World International Tourist Recreational Garden, Lanzhou, China
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Tianducheng/Sky Capital City, Hangzhou, China
Tianducheng/Sky Capital City, Hangzhou, China
Eiffel Tower, Las Vegas, USA
Eiffel Tower, Las Vegas, USA
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The originals and their clones

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and in recent years we have seen a rise in copycat buildings around the globe. From famous towers to government buildings, take a look at the cloned copies of iconic landmarks.
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Niamh Ollerton

25 April 2017

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