Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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Identification
Name
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Emporis Building Number
220685
Location
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| 1071 5th Avenue |
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Floors (above ground)
7
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Structure in General
Construction type
low-rise building
Current status
existing [completed]Architectural style
modernism
Usages
Main usages
museumFeatures and Amenities
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
The museum is centered around a central atrium stretching from the ground floor to the skylight in the ceiling, with a ramp spiraling around the atrium. |
One of the most famous works of Frank Lloyd Wright who is, in turn, perhaps the most famous architect of the Modernist movement. |
According to the architect's original plan (and it is still the suggested route), a visitor would ride up an elevator to the top of the ramp and then descend back to the lobby as the viewer passes the exhibits on the ramp. |
The width of the spiral ramp is 3 metres (9.8 feet). |
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Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects |