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		Dove on June 19, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: City of Ruins I didn't know that, but googling around to learn about communist architecture took me here . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konigsberg_Castle . . . where they replaced a pretty castle with something like you describe.

planetguy on June 20, 2012 [–]

One of the most visually offensive things about a lot of communist architecture is top-heaviness. It's not just a grey block of filthy concrete, it's a grey block of filthy concrete that looks like it's about to crush you.

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