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Incredible photos from Zaha Hadid’s Instagram prove why she was one of the world’s best architects

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Architectural legend Zaha Hadid died on Thursday at age 65. 

She died after experiencing a heart attack in a Miami hospital where she was being treated for bronchitis, the BBC reports

The Iraqi-born architect is known globally for her innovative and iconic designs, including the London Olympic Aquatic Center and the Guangzhou Opera House. More recently, Hadid designed her first ever high-rise apartment building in Manhattan

While the world mourns the loss of one of the most influential architects of the century, Hadid's legacy lives on through her inspired designs, many of which she highlighted on her Instagram account

Here are some of our favorites. 

 

The Guangzhou Opera House in China is one of Hadid's many masterpieces. Construction broke ground on the project in 2005 and took five years to complete.

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Hadid and her firm designed the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, after beating out several competitors in 2007 for the project.

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Just look at those fluid lines.

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