Google often pays tribute to remarkable people of history with a special doodle on its homepage.

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Today, Google has honored the ground breaking architect Zaha Hadid -- who passed away one year ago -- with this doodle.

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Artists went through several different versions before deciding on the final doodle.

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The doodle celebrates Hadid whose distinct modern style gave us buildings such as:

London Aquatics Centre

The London Aquatics Centre was an Olympic venue.Credit: Wikimedia commons/cmglee

Antwerp Port House

Hadid's designs repurposed an old fire station into a new headquarters for the port.Credit: wikimedia commons/torsade de Pointes

Glasgow Riverside Museum

The museum houses some of the world's best cars, bicycles, ship models, trams, and locomotives.Credit: wikimedia commons/Ronnie Macdonald

Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

This museum of contemporary art is located on the Michigan State University campus.Credit: wikimedia commons/andrew martin

Guangzhou Opera House

Hadid used asymmetrical shapes in the opera house design.Credit: wikimedia commons/Meihe Chen

Her artistic vision pushed the boundaries of architecture and design, making her an architectural genius.

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