Can You Tell China’s Fake Paris Apart From Real Paris?

There are shots down a wide French boulevard that’s lined with traditional Haussmann-era apartment buildings–one pair of images, both of which feature a French-style building, are distinguishable only because one building has a restaurant with a bright red facade, decorated with Chinese characters. Other shots depict classical Parisian public sculptures–like the fountain of Apollo at Versailles–next to their Chinese replicas, which often look slightly different from the original, creating something of a sculptural uncanny valley. There are even interior shots of the Mona Lisa and the famous portrait of King Louis XIV.