2415 x 3624 px | 20,4 x 30,7 cm | 8,1 x 12,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
26 agosto 2009
Ubicazione:
The Quays, Trafford Wharf, Trafford Park, Greater Manchester M17 1TZ
Altre informazioni:
ISO800 "The museum focuses on individuals and their relation to wars, past and present. In particular, according to its website, the museum "tells the story of how war has shaped the lives of British and Commonwealth citizens since 1914". Its main exhibition space houses the "Big Picture Show", a collection of projected images and sounds that play every hour, on the hour. The museum also houses war machinery and hosts rotating exhibitions. The go-ahead for the construction of the museum was given in 1997, construction began in January 2000 [3] and was completed during 2001, though the opening did not take place until July of the following year as the exhibition was prepared. Inspired by the notion of a globe, shattered by conflict and then reassembled, Libeskind's design for the building fragments the museum into three enormous parts. Each "shard" bears a curvature identical to that of our planet, so the ostensibly distorted angles the museum's walls make with the floor are actually at exact right angles to the earth. The three shards correspond to the three arenas of war: Earth, Air, and Water. The Earth Shard, the floor of which curves, forms the base of the building. Atop the vertical Air Shard, which resembles an airplane hangar, sits an observation deck where visitors can see the city of Manchester. The Water Shard tilts like a boat at sea and contains a restaurant overlooking the Manchester Ship Canal. After multiple budget cuts and design modifications, the building was built for £28 million ($65 million) in collaboration with Sir Robert McAlpine and an engineering company, Arup." Wikipedia entry
