Gallery: Ridiculously Elaborate, Expensive Furniture Inspired by Famous Landmarks
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A detail from a clock...
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...that depicts King Kong scaling the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.
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Looks like a pretty fancy wardrobe...
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...and indeed, the detailing on the front is insane...
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...but it's the back of the piece that's gob-smacking. It's a painstaking replica of the Chartres Cathedral, one of the crowning achievements of Gothic architecture.
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This table sports a replica of the Taj Mahal.
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A lamp that riffs on the Eiffel Tower.
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And a piece that mimics the famed Big Ben, the clock tower that stands above the UK Parliament in London.
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The clock is supported by a mountain of coal---a nod to the industrial revolution that spurred London's rise.
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Sketches for the lamp and the King Kong clock.
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