CaixaForum Madrid
CaixaForum Madrid is a museum and cultural center in Paseo del Prado 36, Madrid. It is sponsored by Caixa Bank.
It was designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and built by Ferrovial between 2001 and 2007.[1] It was an old power station called Central Del Mediodía, from the 1900s. The Vertical Garden at the square is also well-known.
Gallery
- The vertical garden in 2007.
- CaixaForum in 2009.
- Détail of the vertical garden in 2011.
- The Thinker, temporary exhibition.
- Pierre de Wissant, one of The Burghers of Calais, by Auguste Rodin
See also
References
- "CaixaForum Madrid". Herzog & de Meuron. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
External links
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- Official CaixaForum Madrid website—(in Spanish)
- Arcspace.com: Images and plans
- Studiobanana.tv: Interview with Jacques Herzog — on the design of CaixcaForum.
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