Unfortunate-looking building of the day

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Emo Goldfinger’s Trellick Tower shows that even “Grade II” buildings can be ugly and unfortunate-looking if they really, really, shoot for it; as you can see, Goldfinger nailed it, which is kind of appropriate since the Goldfinger of James Bond fame was named after Emo.

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