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1964
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The building opens out toward the surrounding landscape like a medieval helmet with its visor pulled up, or a half-open eye. The Cápa (shark) Restaurant displays the influence of the first Goetheanum as much as that of traditional Hungarian folk architecture. My Western architect acquaintances viewed it as an example of organic architecture, while my Hungarian friends thought of it as a revival of Hungarian folk architecture.