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    Balamb Garden Look-Alike?

    Okay, so maybe it doesn't look EXACTLY like Balamb Garden, but when this pic came up while I was searching for something completely unrelated, the Garden was the first thing I thought of. It reminded me of a thread we had awhile back discussing how cool it would be if the Garden was an actual structure. Would it look something like this?
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    Hey, that IS pretty cool!
    Do you know where and what that place is?
    I like the gardens and shade cloths. They add a nice relaxed, fantasy-ish feel to the place.

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    Well, the website google led me to isn't in English, so I'm not sure exactly. What I gather is that the building is in Venezuela, and that it may be a flower garden. Anyone speak Spanish?
    http://www.trama.com.ec/T75/rev75a.html
    Je parle fran¨ais. At any rate, I'm glad someone else thinks it looks similar - I don't feel quite as crazy now.
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    Interesting...

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    looks like it...but not much.


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    I've always been reminded of the Art Deco style of architecture when I see FFVIII buildings. Check out Parc Guell, Gaudi's vision of what a residential park should look like:
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    It was the Universal Exposition Of Hannover where countries made constructions related to nature. This one belongs to venezuela. The building was made by "fruto vivas" a famous arquitect in quito venezuela, and was inspired by a rather simple flower as you can see.
    "In Nomine Patris Et Filli Et Spiritu Sancti, Amen.
    Ave Maria Gratia Plena Dominus Tecum Benedicta Tu In Mulieribus, Et Benedictus Fructus Ventris Tui Iesu.
    Sancta Maria Mater Dei Ora Pro Nobis Pecatoribus Nunc Et In Hora Mortis Nostrae, Amen."

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    Je parle francais as well, and, it does look like Balamb,in a way,

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    It looks like a palm tree.

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    umm, ooooooook, thanks, I guess

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    It's quite a beautiful structure, and it has big flapping wings, which is a bonus.

    It isn't Balamb Garden, though, because it doesn't look like a snail shell.
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    its okay it looks like Balamb a bit

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