The Guggenheim Museum
Bilbao was designed by architect Frank Gehry to serve as an architecturall
landmark recognizable worldwide. Its audacious, sculptural lines have
inspired many to praise it as a forerunner of 21st century architecture.
Strikingly located on a riverfront industrial lot, the Guggenheim
Museum Bilbao rises alongside the colossal La Salve Bridge, which
crosses the Nervion and brings a major Row of traffic into the city.
The building comprises a number of interconnected volumes: some are
sandstone orthogonal shapes that offer a solid foundation. while other
titanium clad sections curve and Row in glimmering light. These volumes
combine with glass walls, which lend an air of transparency to the
entire building. The museum's three levels of exhibition space are
organized around a central atrium and are connected by a system of
winding bridges, glassed-in elevators, and lofty staircases. The atrium
is the true heart of the museum and one of the most acclaimed features
of Gehry's design.
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