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THE HEADQUARTERS OF the Chinese newspaper People’s Daily has been likened to gigantic part of the male anatomy, reports Shanghaiist.

That much has been observed for awhile, but now final stages of construction are taking place, and it turns out the building is going to be gold-plated, which makes the whole thing even more garish.

It is in Beijing if you ever happen to be there and want to swing by to inspect it for yourself.

Here are some images of the building from Instagram.

via moonchild888/Instagram

via peekaboo_lu/Instagram

via theslawdr/Instagram

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The People's Daily building in China looks like a gigantic, gold-plated, um...

These photos make us feel very insignificant>Do you remember photographer Arthur Fields of O’Connell Bridge?>

Making a difference

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These photos make us feel very insignificant>
Do you remember photographer Arthur Fields of O’Connell Bridge?>