When leaving the city of Antwerp by boat, this strange building comes into focus shortly after leaving the dock. The first guess is that it's a tribute to some futuristic hammer, but that's too silly to be true.
No, it's actually the building that houses the Port of Antwerp/Bruges, and about 500 people work there. That makes some sense. The port extends from that point for quite a while, so it takes a good-sized authority to run it.
Zaha Hadid is the British architect (by way of Iraq) who came up with this design, which opened in 2016. I have read that the inside part of it also has a very interesting design. You may not love it, but when you are in the area at least you'll know which direction the city is.
Here's a way to look around:
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