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in collaboration with corrupt
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in 1970. Until 1977 he studied part-time and supported himself by teaching at a school. He was hired by the
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Kingelez created more than 300 models, starting with individual architectural structures. In 1992 he began to assemble entire cities with numerous buildings, avenues, parks, stadiums and monuments. His first model of a city was called
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