The vast network of ring roads, the annihilation of old neighborhoods, and the frantic construction of huge new shopping mall complexes all reflect the out-of-scale monumentalism of the overall plan.

庞大的环路网，消失的旧街区，疯狂建造的巨型购物广场，所有这一切，都反映出该总体规划不合比例的一种碑铭主义。

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Inside, a series of bizarre structures compete to outdo each other in monumentalism and outlandishness.

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Featured on postage stamps and the now obsolete 50-Finnmark note, the marble-clad masterpiece reflects Aalto's late-career interest in Monumentalism and has become a symbol of Finland itself.

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