Oct03
Published by misha in Airlines, Europe, Flying, Spain, Travel Stories
The new terminal of Bilbao Airport, Spain is a production of Aerodynamic roof over the administrative areas, restaurants and waiting areas. So this exciting architecture is design by the architect Santiago Calatrava. The investment is 43 million Euros($39million). It covers an area of 25, 000 square meters and will be able to handle up 3 million passenger per year.
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Mar02
Published by vanhal in Arts, Cultural, Museums, North America, Shopping, United States of America, Urban Tourism
Frank Gehry’s Weisman Art Museum is a four-story structure housing approximately 11,000 square feet of gallery space. A precursor to the architect’s more famous
Disney Hall and
Guggenheim Bilbao, the Weisman is made of brushed stainless steel and terra-cotta colored brick. The building, on the campus of
University of Minnesota, is dramatically sited on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
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Feb19
Published by Asya in Arts, Europe, Museums, Relaxing, Restaurants, Sightseeings, Spain, Urban Tourism, Walking
Museums are important cultural institutions, symbols of power, stature, and sophistication. Designed by the North American architect
Frank Gehry, this unique Museum built on a 32,500 square meter site in the center of Bilbao. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a
modern and contemporary art museum. The permanent collection of the
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao basically includes works by the most prominent artists of the last forty years of this century.
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Oct06
Published by evilo in ACTIVITIES, Chillin, CONTINENTS, Eating, Europe, Golf, Hotels, Photos, Restaurants, Sightseeings, Spain, TOPICS
No, it’s not the sleeve of your 80′s prom dress, nor is it left over gift-wrapping from Christmas. This ribbon-like construction is the roof to a unique hotel in Alava, Spain. Hotel Marqués De Riscal was designed by renowned architect, Frank O. Gehry, in an attempt to redefine the traditional image of winery regions in Spain. The hotel/winery/tasting house boasts 43 modern suites, all with wireless internet, LCD TV’s, marble bathrooms, a fine restaurant, a tourist centre and is well renown in the area for its remarkably unique architecture which is most impressive from the rear angle of the building.
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