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Building that defies gravity... Guthrie

Actually it defies many things... once inside there are many structural optical illusions, difficult to photograph., Odd colored glass partitions and windows, mirrored walls,  Small hallway with 4 story ceiling, etc...What's real? what's an illusion.
It's the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.... built on the side of a steep hill.  

OK so I photoshopped it a bit. The real photo is next, showing bridge to nowhere. 

Balcony at the end of the Bridge to nowhere. Mississippi river in background.













































With special surface coating on the building, the reflection of clouds on the building reveal the actual constellations in the sky.


























The Yellow Observation room near the top of the building







































































View from windows on the Bridge.












































VIP event - Ameriprise




























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10 comments:

  1. Tamara MSaturday, July 21, 2012 at 3:26:00 PM CDT

    Very cool !!! ... what an interesting place.
    Thank you for sharing.

    You know ... there is a tell tail detail that gives the first photo away ... *she whistles to the wind* ...

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  2. jewel KSaturday, July 21, 2012 at 7:00:00 PM CDT

    Wonderful photos Bert!
    I especially love the golden extension level in the clouds! Brilliant!

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  3. GOOD STUFFSaturday, July 21, 2012 at 7:31:00 PM CDT

    thanks for the brain food

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  4. Iri AniSaturday, July 21, 2012 at 9:34:00 PM CDT

    I'm picking it's the bloke with no feet ...

    Absolutely awesome bunch of photos Bert. I love the bridge to nowhere.

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  5. Tamara MSaturday, July 21, 2012 at 9:37:00 PM CDT

    Yep ... lol ... that and the clouds not following a horizon line ... but I didn't pick that up til I looked at it again .

    It would be fun to do a "what's wrong with this picture" thing ... with photos people photo shop and see if anyone can pick out the flaws.

    I would only be able to be a "flaw picker" 'cause I have no idea how to photo shop anything ... lol

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  6. Iri AniSaturday, July 21, 2012 at 9:45:00 PM CDT

    Hehe. I didn't get the cloud thing either till you just pointed it out.
    And now I look back those trees are growing on the wrong angle for a steep slope. lol
    I, too, would only be a flaw picker!

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  7. Tamara MSaturday, July 21, 2012 at 10:18:00 PM CDT

    I was going to mention the trees too ... but I've been in some places where trees did rather bizarre things so I figured I'd let them slide.

    That is ... assuming we all accept the total bizarrity of a building being built that way ... lol ....

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  8. Iri AniSunday, July 22, 2012 at 12:39:00 AM CDT

    And the retaining wall ...

    True. It is all rather bizarre really.

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  9. ♥Renée♥ GingerDoxieSunday, July 22, 2012 at 11:54:00 PM CDT

    very cool

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  10. mel HallMonday, July 23, 2012 at 1:53:00 AM CDT

    Thanks for sharing

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