“Iraq aims to revive Baghdad’s ‘lost’
Le Corbusier building” – Yahoo! News
Dezeen Wire: a gymnasium in Baghdad that was designed by Le Corbusier in 1957 is to be restored – Yahoo! News
Completed in 1965 under Saddam Hussein, years after the iconic architect’s death, the Baghdad Gymnasium has fallen into disrepair following its occupation by American soldiers.
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