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  1. Great post! I must confess, I thought ‘circus’ was just a florid name for this style of architecture – I didn’t know these were actually used for circuses. Whenever I went to the circus as a kid (makes me cringe to think about it now) it was always in a big top tent. But that’s Australia – we don’t do anything indoors if we can help it! These buildings are very impressive… I’m sure many happy childhood memories were made here despite the horrors that went on inside.

  2. Great post, Megan. I’ve seen quite a few of these myself, and was interested to read more about their individual histories. It’s so tragic that these beautiful buildings house such inhumanity. They’re like beautiful prisons, really.