Fame of thrones: the world's most extraordinary toilets

Whatever you prefer to call them – lavatory, loo, bog, khasi, thunderbox, dunny, bathroom, restroom, washroom or water closet – toilets are a (sometimes opaque, often wide-­open) window into the secret soul of a destination. Take a seat

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