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War is peace, etc, etc

PETB — 8/2/2005 5:47:48 PM (archived)

There's a reason that the government buildings in Orwell's 1984 were so massive, forbidding, and ugly.

http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/1984/

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The whole thread (12 posts)

Totalitarian architecture - Gary - 8/2/2005 5:44:20 AM
- Fascinating - Fox - 8/3/2005 5:18:25 PM
  - Both styles were heavily influenced by art deco. (n/t) - Lee - 8/3/2005 7:13:09 PM
    - Yes, they were - Fox - 8/3/2005 8:41:05 PM
      - Art deco is my favorite school of design. - Lee - 8/4/2005 2:31:26 AM
- You really find those plans ugly? - Lee - 8/2/2005 6:19:10 AM
  - The really ugly (ridiculous) thing was in Moscow - Gary - 8/3/2005 2:39:40 AM
    - I do agree with that. - Lee - 8/3/2005 5:55:11 AM
  - re: You really find those plans ugly? - McFly - 8/2/2005 2:38:46 PM
    - Speer's architectural genius - Robert - 8/2/2005 8:50:10 PM
      - Hitler didn't really like Georing. - Lee - 8/3/2005 6:26:16 AM
    - War is peace, etc, etc - PETB - 8/2/2005 5:47:48 PM

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