Downtown Neighbours
I thought I should show you a shot of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) which sits diagonally across the intersection from the Church Of The Redeemer which I showed you on Sunday. This addition to the 1933 museum building, designed by Daniel Libeskind, couldn't be any more of a contrast to the Gothic Revival church. It makes for an interesting corner!
I agree that this building sure does stand out. :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it fell from the sky and impaled itself in the road! Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWow, it's an amazing building!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been inside the building since the addition; when I lived in the area, I'd come to the ROM regularly growing up. Last time I was in Toronto, I was outside the museum looking up at the crystal, but I had a train to catch.
ReplyDeleteThat's one case where the architect got it completely wrong.
Goodness, what a building, guess you either love it or hate it. I love it!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like origami.
ReplyDeleteI love it! It's crazy but what great fun and right across from an old church. This thing can't be ignored - it's yelling "Look at me!" Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI really like this building for some reason.
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Its definitely an eye opener Pat, it reminds me a little bit of our new arena, what do you think?
ReplyDeleteWow, I would say so. What a combination of different architecture in such close proximity.
ReplyDeleteThis is quite a building. I think that I like it, but it is the kind of structure that I would need to see a few times before it all sinks in.
ReplyDeleteWOW - great juxtaposition
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me a bit of the The Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA. The Disney Hall is more curves, though while this is angles.
ReplyDeleteI am sure this was an architects dream job. That is cool.
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