On the way from Berlin to Prague, we stopped in to gawk at Libeskind's addition to the Military Museum in Dresden, Germany. A short jaunt from the highway, we parked and walked to check out the building. We didn't have time to check out the museum's contents, but we were able to walk the grounds and get a few peeks inside (bathrooms! cafe!).
Libeskind is the king of borgitecture, and you can see why: his radical interventions are shocking but also somehow work. As we strolled the steps, I could hear the critics arguing about Dan screwing up an historical building physically as well as aesthetically; however, I was surprised (relieved?) to see that the front, jutting volume is simply attached to the original building like a remora attached to an old grizzled shark, retaining the original inside. Nice touch.
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