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The House That Frère Jacques Never Built

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This building, proposed for the Champs-Élysées in 1758, had air conditioning, a spiral staircase, and a drainage system in the trunk. The French government said no. There’s no accounting for taste.

Three centuries later, this one was built in Bangkok. Talking about taste…
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