the vulgarity of the nouveau riche bourgeois, a man with no idea of what architecture is all about. just lavish the gold, and not even gold leaf but victorian tech ormulu gold on louis xv furnishings. imagine trying to turn a concrete and steel tower in mid town manhattan into a french chateau of the early 18th century.  the exquisite pierre taillee of the king's stables at versailles are more awe inspiring and authentic architecture than all the gold slapped on the cheap gyproc on steel stud walls of his trump tower apartment.
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