Aerial view of the Sports Palace (Palacio de los Deportes) in Mexico City, highlighting its distinctive copper geodesic dome and circular shape. The image shows the building's scale and its location within the Magdalena Mixhuca sports complex.›
Palacio de los Deportes

Félix Candela

Aerial · Mexico City, Mexico · 1968

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Aerial view of the Sports Palace (Palacio de los Deportes) in Mexico City, highlighting its distinctive copper geodesic dome and circular shape. The image shows the building's scale and its location within the Magdalena Mixhuca sports complex.

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