Category: architecture
Den Blå Planet, Danemark – part 2
Continuing with Den Blå Planet (the blue planet) in Copenhagen … See earlier post here … a few more photos of the building’s architecture. Futuristic without feeling cold, I may even say it looks organic, possibly because there were no right angles or sharp corners in sight. They have very few mammals but this pair
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