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Exterior of a house in Mutenice, a small town in the South Moravian wine region about 145 miles southeast of the Czech capital Prague, decorated with 180,000 wine corks, June 1.

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A house decorated 180,000 wine in Mutenice, June 1.

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A wall of a house decorated with 180,000 wine corks in Mutenice, June 1.

According to AFP: A bricklayer in the picturesque South Moravian wine-making region is drawing legions of tourists curious to see the elaborate cork-decorated facade of his house. The bricklayer, Miroslav Svoboda, a passionate drinker of red wine, got the corks from a local vintner -- "a sponsor who wants to remain unknown" -- to give himself a unique present for his 50th birthday after two years of busy work. 

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