The £25million giant pin cushion in China that's funded by British taxpayers
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 12:53 AM on 23rd February 2010
Just take a glance at the relatively tiny man in the bottom left-hand corner of the photograph below to gain a measure of the scale of this bizarre structure that looks like a giant pin cushion.
The 'Seed Cathedral', the intended centrepiece of the United Kingdom Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, also comes with an equally enormous bill for the British taxpayer.
Costing £25million to build, the 60ft-high cube-like construction is covered by 60,000 quivering, transparent acrylic rods,received investment from eight Government departments and agencies.
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Dang. When did they do this? Is it still there? How often do you think they have to replace acrylic rods? Good thing they don't get much hail in Shanghai.
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