Friday Funny: The Future Of Public Toilets

Suwon, South Korea has turned the lowly public toilet into a tourist attraction.

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June 7, 2002, 2:00 PM PDT

"...The result was a $4-million toilet-improvement campaign that has succeeded beyond anybody's wildest imagination... The city also publishes a map and special guide to its toilets--which even have their own names. ... In the finest tradition of vernacular architecture, others are shaped like castles, towers and mountains, and one looks like traditional Korean pottery."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: Lavish Latrines, Pretty Potties

Thursday, June 6, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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