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Granted, Sternberg's set depicts Beijing, not Shanghai, yet one can see there was so much more stylistic unity and utility in signage than the designers imagined.
Can you spot a movie set?
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Granted, Sternberg's set depicts Beijing, not Shanghai, yet one can see there was so much more stylistic unity and utility in signage than the designers imagined.
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