New Old Town
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Warsaw's Old Town
Warsaw's new historic district was incredibly odd by design because actually it was different. It was never supposed to be exactly the same as it was. The builders concentrated on the exteriors of the buildings and didn't bother creating what was behind them. There is this weird disjunction between this incredible emphasis on authenticity, old bricks being reused and special kills built for this purpose.
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