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At first glance, it looks as if some natural disaster has shaken away the walls of these buildings to reveal architecture hidden for thousands of years.
And at second and third glance, it looks like that too.
But these spectacular images are not the unexpected result of an earthquake

Artist's impression: John Pugh hard at work. He is currently working on murals for a police station in California and a recreation centre in Calgary, Canada
He said: 'They say "wow did you see that. I thought that was real."
Public art can link people together and stimulate a sense of pride within the community.
These life-size illusions allow me to communicate with a very large audience.
It seems almost universal that people take delight in being visually tricked.'
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