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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Architectural Playground

A child rides a scooter across the plaza of the flowing lines of the Heydar Aliyev Center. The design by the late Zaha Hadid, was meant to break from the rigid forms prevalent in most of Baku's Soviet legacy architecture, and bring a more playful and gentle tone to the city.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2022
Date Uploaded: 10.2023
Photo Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Camera: OM-1
Copyright: © Florian Kriechbaumer
Awards
Photo of the Day: 11.15.24