Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - June 2008; Virtually everything in the surreal city of Las Vegas is either fake, gaudy or overblown. Bad taste is also a give

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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - June 2008; Virtually everything in the surreal city of Las Vegas is either fake, gaudy or overblown. Bad taste is also a given. This ersatz Statue of Liberty manages, triumphantly, to tick all these boxes.

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Size: 3533px × 5300px
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Photo credit: © Jon Bower / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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