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Chinese theme park’s ‘one of a kind’ attraction inspired by half of US Capitol building
Circular three-storey building at Hubei province park built so that half of it copies iconic Washington landmark and the other part Beijing’s Hall of Prayer
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China’s reputation for copying things seems to know no bounds after one of the most iconic landmarks in America - the United States Capitol Building - appeared in a mainland theme park. Well, at least half of it.
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