I really rate this building. And it's a pleasure to swim in, too.‹›
London Aquatics Centre

Zaha Hadid

Exterior · Stratford, United Kingdom · 2011

Photo: Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland · 2015-06-29 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 5472×3648

I really rate this building. And it's a pleasure to swim in, too.

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