The argument is based on the Reconstruction Finance Corp. model of the 1930s.

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In addition, there are photographic exhibits and a massive model of the area under reconstruction.

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One model being talked about is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation introduced in the 1930s during the Depression.

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If the reconstruction is now to go ahead, the next step will be to create a scale model of the larger Buddha, and to begin raising the necessary funds.

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