Where is the line between gaudy/ostentatious and architectural perfection/elegance? I personally prefer Versailles to an East German apartment complex.
Yes, but at least the apartments had indoor plumbing and as far as I know you could not smell the piss as you approached from a far distance.
An East German apartment complex has NEVER been suggested for a national building or memorial. The Arc de Triomphe and Versailles were built for the Emperors and Kings. Is this kind of glitzy display appropriate for the original seat of democracy? There is a reason so many people want to come into our country. There is also a reason so many people have left Russia. Which country do we want to be?