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The Lincoln Memorial under construction, 1917. (thelemmy.club)

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[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 11 points 3 months ago (1 child)

I think the Lincoln memorial looks nice. I think it's okay for cities to exist, and that they be pretty.

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[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

Cities are the most efficient way to house people

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