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ARCHITECTURE
At a height of 37 meters Mergenthaler started working
above ground level, on the Elbphilharmonie in 2003.
the public viewing Herzog and de Meuron have
area offers visitors a designed and completed other
spectacular 360-degree view of prestigious projects such as the
the city and harbor. The defining Tate Modern in London, the
feature of the Elbphilharmonie: Alliance Arena in Munich and the
1,000 curved window panels, 2008 Olympic Games National
tailor-made to capture and reflect Stadium in Peking.
the color of the sky, the sun’s rays, The Elbphilharmonie was officially
the water and the city; turning the inaugurated in early 2017 with
concert hall into a gigantic crystal. German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Architects Pierre de Meuron, and other cultural and political
Jacques Herzog and Ascan dignitaries in attendance.
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