Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany
Project Information
Architect: Mies Van der Rohe
Year: 1965-68
Our Comments
This building is a classic of the modern movement. It is characterised by large glass surfaces allowing light into the gallery. The horizontal roof gives a visual impression of enormous weight, and the paradox that it apparently rests on a glass wall on the interior elevation.
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