Entrance - Guggenheim Museum
Bilbao, Spain
(bill BAH oh)
| Architect: |
Frank Gehry |
| Built: |
1997 |
In the spring of 2009, when these photos were taken, there was
a considerable amount of construction taking place around the museum.
The Guggenheim has spurred development in Bilbao.
Left: Second floor cafe
Right: First floor main entrance
First floor main entrance
Right: titanium panel cladding
"Unlike the typical museum with a
monumental stairway leading to the main portal, here the visitor walks
down a long, gently sloping flight of stairs to the main floor. This is
Gehry's solution to the differing heights of the city of Bilbao and the
museum site, which on the north side borders the Nervión River, 16
meters lower than the city proper." Mary Ann Sullivan, South Side, Guggenheim Museum
Second floor cafe
Note steps at left (next photo)
Limestone cladding
