Category: architecture
Den Blå Planet, Danemark – part 1
Den Blå Planet (the blue planet) is the National Aquarium of Denmark (Danmarks Akvarium), located on Amager in Copenhagen. The building’s architecture was inspired by the circulating currents of the whirlpool. . From the entrance, the visitor steps into the vortex of the whirlpool – the round lobby – and is drawn inside the spiral…
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark – part 2
One of the most attractive aspect of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is its location by the Øresund Sound and how pieces of art have been naturally integrated into the landscape. This is part 2, part 1 is here. It was a real pleasure to stroll through the museum’s sculpture park, where works are harmoniously set…
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark – part 1
Denmark’s premier destination for viewing art is actually located 25 miles north of the capital, in Humlebæk— a 45-minute train ride from Copenhagen (København, Danmark) —on the shore of the Øresund Sound which separates Denmark and Sweden. The entrance is deceptively simple and does not reveal the marvelous modern galleries and lovely natural landscape. Initially, it…
Schaulager, Basel
While we were in Basel for a weekend to see the military band performances, the Basel Tattoo, we spent Sunday morning checking out this museum. Schaulager is one of the more enigmatic art museums which we have visited – its appearance is interesting but unattractive. The word “Schaulager” means “show-warehouse” which is consistent with the museum’s…
Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 3
Continuing with a tour of our rental’s neighborhood in Copenhagen (København, Danemark) … if you didn’t earlier, see the interiors here and here. The apartment overlooks Strandgade – the same street where Noma is located – the best restaurant in the world in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014. Of course, IT made a reservation months ago…
Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 2
Continuing with the tour of our rental apartment in Copenhagen (København, Danemark)… part 1 is here. This is our oversized living room with windows facing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs across Strandgade. The apartment is in a historic building so we suspect that many aspects of the apartment cannot be altered. For example, the kitchen and the…