Undoubtedly, the best way to see this building is from above. From the air it registers as a giant ring inscribed in a wooded landscape, with the eerily perfect geometry suggesting something not quite of this world, like the enigmatic geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Desert. But this is Guijo de Granadilla, a lush area of western Spain near the Portuguese border. And the otherworldly structure is a complex that provides research, training, recreation and business facilities for sports professionals in a tranquil, landscaped setting. 'It's a magic circle, leaving cares and exertions outside, and providing rest and reflection inside,' says its architect, Madrid-based Jose Maria Sanchez Garcia.
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