China is a country famous for its ability to copy something. One of which is Eiffel Tower. Although KW, many people actually like it.
There are hundreds of monuments and replicas of the world’s iconic buildings standing in China. This trend is called duplication or duplicate architecture [arsitektur duplikat dalam bahasa Indonesia].
As reported by Culture Trip, the duplication trend in China has occurred since the early 2000s. One of the duplicate results that attracts attention is the “Twin” of the Eiffel Tower in the city of Hangzhou.
Replication Eiffel Tower was built in 2007. It is located in Tianducheng area, a real estate complex located in Hangzhou city, China.
Eiffel Tower The original is located in Paris, France. Paris is one of the most romantic cities in the world, due to the beauty of the city. For this reason, Paris is often overrun with tourists.
Perhaps the Chinese government expected the same when it built the “Twin” Eiffel Tower the. Despite being ridiculed for the number of replicas of the world’s iconic buildings, the Chinese people don’t seem to care and continue to make the “twin” Eiffel Tower a tourist destination.
Hangzhou’s Eiffel Tower is 108 meters high or just one third the size of the original Paris Eiffel Tower. Not only a replica of the tower, but also the iconic Champs d’Elysees square of the city of Paris was built in the Tianducheng district.
For the business of replicating the world’s iconic buildings, China doesn’t seem to want to be shy. A replica of the fountain of the Jardin du Luxembourg was built in the same place.
Moreover Eiffel Tower, China also had time to build a replica of the Egyptian Sphinx statue in Hebei, before it was finally demolished due to protests from the Egyptian government.
In the city of Shanghai, China, you can also find a replica of the Tower of Pisa, the original construction of which was in Italy. Then there is also a replica of the Tower Bridge London built by China in Jiangsu province.
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