Photo:©CoopHimmelb(l)au
It stands190metres long, 90metreswideandagood40metres
high. 14,000m²of bead-blastedstainlesssteel, concreteand
glassdominate the façadeof theMuséedesConfluences in the
French cityof Lyon. This futuristicbuilding in the formof a crystal
cloudwasdesignedby theVienna-basedfirmof architectsCoop
Himmelb(l)au.
Themuseum,which is locatedat the confluenceof theRhôneand
Saône rivers, opened itsdoorson21December2014. It is thefirst
museum in France tobring togethermore than twomillionworks
fromethnological andnatural science collectionsunder one roof.
Visitorswhoenter the24,000m²buildingcanmovebetweenopen
andenclosedexhibitionspacesas if following the courseof a river
andexplore thevastworldof knowledgeamong themany ramps,
walkwaysandfloors.
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