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Inside of Bangkok's five star luxury hotel, lebua at State Tower

Filed under: Asia, Thailand, Hotels and AccommodationsPerched at the top of the second tallest tower in Bangkok among the skyscrapers, steel and concrete is the strangest sight. Twenty Ionic columns, white stone and glass come together to form a Roman... ...full story at Gadling

from Gadling on Wed, Oct 14 2009

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