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Zaha Hadid Architects Render VR Liberland Amid Muddy Reality

7/11/2026

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Zaha Hadid Architects built a virtual-reality model of Liberland with towers, parks and water features.
President Vít Jedlicka founded the micronation on a disputed Danube stretch between Serbia and Croatia.
The real settlement is a flat, muddy floodplain with alder trees, tents and treehouses.
BBC Two’s series “The Tech Billionaire Takeover” recorded the author’s visits to Liberland, financed by the largest initial investor in U.S. President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency venture.

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Zaha Hadid Architects built a virtual-reality model of Liberland with towers, parks and water features.
President Vít Jedlicka founded the micronation on a disputed Danube stretch between Serbia and Croatia.
The real settlement is a flat, muddy floodplain with alder trees, tents and treehouses.
BBC Two’s series “The Tech Billionaire Takeover” recorded the author’s visits to Liberland, financed by the largest initial investor in U.S. President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency venture.