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Re:Why people hate contemporary architecture (2017) by bsder on Saturday June 20, 2020 @06:31PM (#23587971)
And maintenance. For every 1 of those pretty chapels there are 10 that are falling apart.

Ironically, look at Rosslyn Chapel--it was basically falling apart until The DaVinci Code caused enough tourism that they had enough revenue to repair it.

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Re:Why people hate contemporary architecture (2017) by pessimizer on Saturday June 20, 2020 @07:06PM (#23588198)
Everything eventually falls apart. Rosslyn Chapel is 600 years old.
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Re:Why people hate contemporary architecture (2017) by vidanay on Saturday June 20, 2020 @07:28PM (#23588336)
See: Notre Dame being practically abandoned for a century or so.
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