There's a new "must see" in Berlin, the Neues Museum, a stunning confluence of old and modern. The art won't be installed for several months but that didn't stop some 35,000 Berliners from touring the building last weekend. Under the direction London architect, David Chipperfield, the museum, which was heavily damaged by Allied bombs during the war, has been revived after a painstaking $255 million reconstruction that involved reassembling all usable scraps and remnants of the original structure, even bullet holes.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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