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HomenKollen Ski Jump: A ribbon to adorn Oslo's skyscape
May 10 2008, Jayaprashanth

Julien De Smedt, is one architect for whom the thin line between fantasy and reality just doesn’t exist, atleast I presume so. Doubters may take a look at the picture. This mega structure is the HomenKollen Ski Jump that rises straight up into the sky...

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